Determination not to be dissolved, stares out in a concern, the eyes, penetrating, a man with responsibilities, shouldered stoically, bearded gruffly, below a worried, lined brow.
unrelentingly looking forward, ready to tackle a roughness, if it should arrive.
Tense, with fatigue or stress, ill-advised to stand in his way. Could he be reached with a smiling lifeline? or has he interiorized his concern, to unreachable depths?
It’s a life or death matter, perhaps that he holds back in reticence, not finding nor seeking anyone to share with this load.