That Steely Gaze

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*Needed this up in the air if I ever use it one day. PLEASE note that this is my work, and do not think that it is okay to use it in your works, thanks*

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It was then that I realized that a 'steely gaze' was not made it steel.

Rather, it was made of glass.

It was made of unshed tears

That lingered so long 

That it froze over.

What used to be a deep, mysterious ocean of blue

Or a thick, wise forest of green

Is now a desolate, sad blue

And an envious, sick green

What used to be a sunrise

Was just another rotation of this desolate planet.

This was not bravery.

This was cowardice.

They weren't going into their next challenge unafraid.

Rather, they were uncaring.

Hell could be burning around them

But, like their eyes 

Their hearts were frozen over.

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