The Incredible Shrinking Me

her eyes effect

with every look from your eyes

i grow smaller... ever shrinking

your stare siezes me

i have yet to find the strength

to dare look away

still shrinking---

the sight of you keeps me captive

i stand before you

as tall and proud as i can

and yet, that look in your eyes...

humbles me

never have i experienced such

unsettled comfort

i wonder why

you have yet to look away

then again---

i'm relieved you haven't

i continue to shrink

and i'm unable to stop it

its only secondary

to the power of your gaze

your intrigue puzzles me

but i refuse to question it

even as i reduce in size

i'm grateful you pay me such attention

why do you effect me so?

i keep asking myself---

in your company

i feel next to insignificant

but you still have yet to look away

so i'm thankful you still can see me

by now i must be too small to be seen

how am i being noticed by you?

fearful i will soon shrivel into nothingness

i intensely stare back at you

then i see it---

it's in your eyes... i'm gigantic

Author's Note

Thank you for reading.

Reviews

[Frieda P]

Wow, didn't know exactly where you were going with this one, and it took a great turn, the ending just glowed on the page!

[Travis Gibson (poetic heroics)]

Thank you, Frieda. I always try to tell a story indirectly til it's conclusion. I'm glad it seems to have worked here.

[Frieda P]

It worked perfectly and my pleasure always....

[ANTO]

To our loved ones we are can be everything. I think your poem deals with the phenomenon known as 'projecting' brilliantly PH

[Travis Gibson (poetic heroics)]

Thank you, Anto. I appreciate your visit and humbling review.

[ANTO]

I am just glad people like you are out there PH (I don't mean 'out there' lol). I just mean....well...you know what i mean.

[Travis Gibson (poetic heroics)]

Thank you and i do know what you mean.

[Jack V.]

This is the reason why poetry can be good.

[Travis Gibson (poetic heroics)]

Thank you, Jack... I appreciate the compliment and your taking time to leave a review.

[Jack V.]

Not a problem. Keep the work coming. I've subscribed to your page.

[Travis Gibson (poetic heroics)]

I am honored and humbled to know that, thank you. I will be sure to do just that... write.

[Cool Handless Luke]

That is beautiful work. How small you seem, how weak and insignificant you feel until you are finally able to catch glimpse of yourself through her eyes and realize that you are truly awesome. A very nice piece P.H. A natural progression that leads the poem full circle. You end where you began and yet you arrive at a completely different conclusion. Very well thought out and executed.

[Travis Gibson (poetic heroics)]

Thanks, bro... i appreciate the great and insightful review.

[Cool Handless Luke]

It was my pleasure to read it.

[lovejulez03]

This was beautiful :) Feelings like these are so real but when you realize that it's how others see you and feel about you is that can be so powerful and eye opening. Sometimes we are our own worst enemies. Anyway, the feeling in this piece jumped out at me. It flowed nicely and the sweet conflict was great.. thanks for sharing this :)

[Travis Gibson (poetic heroics)]

Thank you for reading, i'm glad it was able to reach you. Thanks for such a wonderful review as well.

[Sami Khalil]

"i have yet to find the strength

to dare look away

still shrinking---

the sight of you keeps me captive

i stand before you

as tall and proud as i can

and yet, that look in your eyes...

humbles me"
That is some good poetry...Thank you for sharing...:)

[Rita L. Sev]

Love this - so often we perceive that we are "nothing", only to realize that to at least one person, we are everything. That changes our whole world. Well done!

[Travis Gibson (poetic heroics)]

Thank you, i'm glad you could enjoy it, and thank you for the wonderful review

[Samuel Dickens]

Whew! I'm glad you turned that around. I was afraid the poor fellow was going to turn into a microbe.

[Travis Gibson (poetic heroics)]

lol Thanks for taking time to review it.

[Brandon S. Whitten]

Magnificent write! You captured an insecure feel perfectly, only to realize you are more to the eyes of the beholder.

[Travis Gibson (poetic heroics)]

Thank you, I'm glad to know i was able to describe that feeling accurately.