Animal Services Cage 234

Something about his eyes, with that downward

cast and brown creases rubbing together, made

me step a little closer to the cage and place a hand

between the wires. We say that stories must be told

with the tongue or pen, yet his eyes were filled to

the brim with a raw, dripping desire to be loved and

a greater desire to be heard. I have been told that

larger eyes beg human sympathy. It is hard-wired

in us to draw closer to wanting looks and teary

glances, perhaps because we connect more.

But sometimes I think it's because when we look

into the eyes of an animal we see just how much

more soul they have than we do.