he had a black eyehe was proud oflike some of his friendsit made
him feel somewhere outsideof everything and everywhere he'd
beenlike his brothershe emptied himselfand played it safelike
their fatherhe wanted to rememberbut he almost alwaysforgot what
he was gonna sayblack eyeblack eyewhen he realizedthat this one
was here to stayhe took downall the mirrors in the hallwayand
thought only of his younger faceblack eyeblack eye