From Afar

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I watch you from across the room, sunlight in your smile. Your laughter rings out, soothing like a gentle tide. What stories and dreams swirl within you, I long to know. Your eyes twin forest, deep and verdant, where I go. To wander daily in my mind, following imagined trails, trails that lead to whispered conversation, details unveiled. With patience and care, like a bird watcher still and quiet Hoping for a feathered glimpse, though shy, not to fright. You glide by, wind tossing your hair, oblivious to me, lost in your world of melody and colors I cannot see. I memorize each gesture, tuck them away with my affection, Hoping that someday I’ll find in myself the courage to mention. How your existence is a gift, one I unwrap each day as I wait for our paths to cross in some destined way. Where I can share the deep secret of my admiration and finally breathe easy, no longer in silent frustration.