Ambiguous Eyes

There it sat
upon a wall of stone
Its stare

reminding me
of Mother Superior's
ambiguous eyes

and how she cried
when applying
the belt

to my bruised
back side.
When I awoke,

I donned my habit; stared
into the bathroom
mirror;

then quickly walked
down the cracked
sidewalk,

my rosary beads
silently tucked in memories
unused drawer.

My ambiguous eyes
still searching
for the end

to my daily
despair.


c. Douglas Fireman

The original pic- a slab of stone
comprising the ramparts
of the Old City of Jerusalem.