Eyes That Spoke in Silence
“Her lips never told me—but her eyes screamed everything I needed to know.”
There is a voice we hear, then an eye - a quiet speaker of the soul. Your eyes aren't just looking. They remembered. They mourned, hoped, interviewed and awarded - all without a word. You will stand in front of you for hours and hear no sounds, but you feel like you have just heard the novel whispering directly to your chest. I met them in autumn when the leaves died beautifully and smelled the air for the sake of change. It's not the loudest thing in the room, and still the brightest. But she had eyes that could draw you into a quiet world without the armor in truth. They were dark, almost black, like a midnight sky without stars. But they were not empty. They were the perfect tales, sleepless nights, half-written letters, and forgotten songs. And when she saw you it was as if your mask had fallen off. She didn't just meet you. She understood you. That was the terrible part. first confused her silence with shyness. But silence can be wrong. In her case, it was not born out of fear, it was born out of depth. She didn't talk unless it meant that. And when she did it, her words were only a few, but her eyes filled the room between them. I remember the moment when I realized she was mourning. Not loud, not tears, but quietly disgusting. She laughed at the right time, smiled politely, and nodded as she spoke. But their eyes...they fell on the weight of grief without a bell. There is no current heartache, but how they slowly build up too many days that make up what is good. Once, during a storm, we sat quietly under a sheet metal roof and heard that the world would fall apart. I asked her if she was doing well. She didn't respond immediately. Try walking to me now and let me see you. Please take a look. Her lips remained closed, but her eyes were shaking. I understood that: she cried behind these eyes. Such a loud cry shattered all the illusions I had from strength. I didn't try to fix them. Some people should not be repaired - they should be understood. So I'll sit with her in the storm and let her speak silence for us. Her eyes end sentences that she couldn't begin. There is a language in which words never learn. The way they become soft when someone says their name. How to cure when betraying. Their sparkle as hope is brought to life.
With her I learned that love doesn't necessarily sound like "I love you." Sometimes it appears that they have decided to suspend the silence that they want to stay a little longer, watch, or say something. Finally, life went down another street, I couldn't follow it. But even now, when I close my eyes, I can still see them. It's not a color. Emotions. The truth they wore. And I ask myself - who is reading my eyes now? Do you see the part of her that she has never left? Because I will never forget my eyes. They remember who kindly saw them. Who turned away? Who saw them - not as a mirror, but as a card that was deep, sacred, and guided the real thing somewhere. Even now, when I come to a stranger on the street, I sometimes stop - not for their appearance, but for a break in their eyes. It's a fleeting moment, but it reminds me: everyone is wearing something. And the eyes? They insist on who is aware of it. Not just to look at it, but to really see it. So, next time they meet someone whose eyes are slowly slowing down the world, they are not in a hurry. Don't look away. Please listen. You may be surprised what you say. Some of the most powerful conversations we have ever had... will be words unspeakable.
About the Creator
Jannatul Mariyam
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Storyteller sharing life, emotion, and creativity—one story at a time.

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