Their eyes say it all --
“You know, he knew you.
Your pal, your buddy, your Bucky.
He remembered you. I was there.
He got all weepy about it.”
[CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER (2014)
CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR (2016)
Such subtlety -- the pause,
the slight narrowing of his eyes,
the small step forward as he sees
Old Steve on the park bench.
No words are needed.
Tightened lips and flaring nostrils
convey his horror and anger --
That fading smile and rueful pursing
of his lips at the end --
[“… high school, huh? I was like 90.”