The eyes are
the windows of the soul,
and the mouth's expression
is the window of the heart.
Children know a fake smile
because it fails to match the eyes.
They use the voice as
a reliable stethoscope.
Gestures, too, are a wind-vane
revealing the direction
of the soul's breath.
Eyes, mouth, voice, gestures:
these instruments of discovery,
plus time,
reveal all hiding.

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