Her Eyes Are Wrong
Here’s a strange little item
and
a strange little tale
that you can find in one of the many Curiosity Shops
lost in the backstreets of the
Lumerian City of Ladies
~
The picture is in a gold frame and
and it is hanging in a basement in a little room with a coal shoot door that won’t stay nailed shut where I used to play as a child.
One year I pulled the picture down, turned it over and saw written on the back in dark red ink:
“Her eyes are wrong- and it’s to late to change them now “
I turned the picture so that it faced the wall.
But the words scared me more then the photograph itself
so I turned it back around
and I never looked into the eyes in that picture again.
But it didn’t matter.
Because those eyes, those wrong eyes, saw me.
I know it.
And I know that they still do.
a.m.
They are all wrong, aren’t they?
gailkav
June 30, 2008 at 11:58 pm
I think its all in the way the viewer looks at things–and some folk have always done very very scary things with words! Fran
cronelogical
July 2, 2008 at 11:24 am
It’s something that makes you wonder about critics…and the stories behind both sides of things.
jodhiay
July 3, 2008 at 12:12 pm
I’m all about the one liner Joanne…so you know by nature critics and people who value art and lit think I’m er, challanged.
But so what.
At least I know how to have fun.
Anita Marie
July 3, 2008 at 4:13 pm
I am amused by some of my work colleagues who are a bit ‘high-brow” in their cinematic and literary tastes. When they tell me about “a fabulous movie” they just saw, I know it was some dark depressing thing about someone with dysfunctional relationships and a tragic life. The more messed up the main character, the better the film, I guess. Then I ask them if any cars blew up and if the hero was hot. They roll their eyes and feel sorry for me. Let ‘em. I’m having fun.
Lori
July 3, 2008 at 5:21 pm
Yea.
A Hot Hero does it for me.
and…nope that’s it.
A hot hero.
What can I say, I’m easy to please.
Anita Marie
July 3, 2008 at 6:35 pm
Speaking of hot…..I don’t think Dr. Who is on this Friday night. I mean, really, just because there are a few fireworks going on outside doesn’t mean our VCRs and Tivos don’t work….. dang.
Lori
July 3, 2008 at 9:11 pm
The only reason I’ve not posted a protest is that SCI-FI is running a Twilight Zone Marathon… instead of D.W. HOWEVER….I am still not entirely happy and it might take more then a few fireworks and Rod Serling’s darn fine program to get me on board with this.
Anita Marie
July 3, 2008 at 9:27 pm
Rod or David…Rod or David…yep, A.M., that’s a dilemma…..
Lori
July 3, 2008 at 10:03 pm
But Looorrrriiii…..
It’s David
Grrr
I need stress relief…I’m heading over to Rainbow Beach to do some creative brainstorming in a couple of hours.
C Ya there I hope.
a.m
Anita Marie
July 3, 2008 at 10:04 pm
I agree, sometimes the one-liner says it all!
I swear there was a TZ marathon on SciFi not too long ago: why can’t they switch with DW once in a while!?
Oh wait, it’s the SciFi channel. ‘Nuff said.
jodhiay
July 5, 2008 at 5:34 pm
I sort of forgive the Sci-Fi people because it was TZ…on the other hand I’m sort of okay cause I’ve been watching Casonova
STILLLLLL
Anita Marie
July 6, 2008 at 1:04 am