Had a serious crush on a girl with baby blue eyes. I hoped she felt the same way, but deep down I knew she didn’t.
Half open? Nay, half at sleep.
Dreamy, either way
Are those peaceful opals,
Set upon her sapphire face.
Ready for light? Ready for night?
Surely, I cannot tell,
‘Tis a curious quandary that plagues me,
And a feverish thirst I must quell.
For every time I arch or crane,
For a fraction of the blue,
I am faced with this riddle:
Do you see me as I see you?
Excited, frenzied are mine eyes,
I see you whole and bright.
Half hidden, heavy-lidded are yours,
Yet entirely magnetic, in spite.
Oh, how I long to lift those blinds,
That, drawn, hide the panes
(The windows to her soul)
Which give reason to my days.
Am I cast in a favorable light?
Have you a passion hue for this gent?
Or am I merely like the others,
Splashed with an aqua-turquoise tint.
I confess, I confess,
‘Tis the riddle itself I love:
From my skittish feet of clay,
To her willowy lamps above.
‘Deed, I fear I know the answer,
The truth doth her words belie.
Behold! To her I am no puzzle,
She sees me with half an eye.