“The Guards Upon the Skies” by Dimitra Gkotosopoulou, St. Vitus Cathedral, Prague
Flickering eyes
by Dimitra Gkotosopoulou
These eyes constantly staring
give me the chills …
I’m looking around
but no one’s there, still …
I can feel them nailed on me
the immaterial nature
of a body that has managed
to be reduced to flickering
eyes haunts my mind
no, it’s not the guards
upon the skies that I’m afraid of
– It’s what I am not able to see
when I turn my eyes
to the crowd –
it’s not the shadows that
make me pull myself back
– It’s those who don’t have
shadows for me to see
that make my heart beat
so loud –
Minds of Art 