I gazed upon you only once before
and before I knew it
you were rooted in my garden
a weed stuck so firmly to the earth
even the toughest of prodding and pulling
could never get rid of the evidence
of its destruction

Those eyes
blue to most
but if they looked closer
they would see the dark turquoise waves
rippling through a sea of cornflower blue
dotted with little flecks of gold
like your eyes could hold the oceans and the suns
in one small elipse

That crooked smile you flashed me
brushing by my shoulder
I’ve never seen it replicated before
like you held no secrets
as if your heart was sewn on your sleeve
beating and beating for everyone to see

A flutter of eyelashes
more delicate than the batting of butterfly wings
a dark contrast
like rocks in the ocean waves

Your hair
shining in the sun
so bright I should’ve closed my eyes
but I couldn’t because I never want to miss a second
of your movement, of your laugh, of your second long stares
so soft I wanted to reach out and touch it

That short moment of accidental contact
meant absolutely nothing to you
but will you ever know the sparks
that started in my shoulder
and lit up my whole body
return at every thought of you
that the vision of your face
is motivation for me to get out of bed each morning
because I hope and pray every time I lace up my shoes
that I’ll run into you again
and that you’ll remember me