Pretty Eyes

He tells me I have 
Pretty eyes,
That he likes the color;
They are blue-green...
I wonder if he likes them
Because they are so 
Unusual to him-
His are the eyes of 
Un guate- coffee-black;
Is it a novelty
To look into the face
Of a blue-eyed gringa?
But maybe the color 
Reminds him of home-
Could the blue-green
Make him think of 
The Carribean sea?
Does the way they
Catch the light 
Remind him of sunshine
Dancing on the crests
Of waves as they break?
But his body is the dusky 
Hue of a Caribbean sunset,
So if my eyes shine like
The sea as it meets the sun
Every time I look at him,
It is only because my soul
Is saturated with the warmth
Of his colors...
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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Tello Avatar
April 30, 2014 at 7:32 PM
Ten poems, one day?! Wow, that is increidible!!! Amazing write, u manage to convey all ur feelings in a few lines. I also notice u used the word gringa, which is hispanic slang for caucasians, plz explain how u knew this (Example: r u Mexican?) Great poem!!!
Hartley Avatar
May 1, 2014 at 1:32 PM
Yeah... I've been writing a LOT of poetry lately lol. And thanks :) as far as the gringa thing... i know a lot of spanish ive taken 3 years in school and more helpfully some of my closest friends are hispanic. this poem is about my boyfriend. he's the most amazing person ever, but he doesnt really speak english. needless to say, my spanish has gotten a lot better lately lol
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