When your gaze found mine, the whole world swayed, As if the earth had missed a hidden beat; The sunlight suddenly grew unafraid, Then melted like warm gold around my feet. I tried to look away, but something stayed, A trembling little universe in you; My eyes became two doors I could not close, And every secret seemed to wander through. I felt my cheeks turn roses in the rain, A sudden fire underneath my skin; The stars began to whisper my sweet shame, While little suns kept blooming from within. Your eyes were not just eyes, they were a place, A strange blue room where gravity was gone; I wandered through the silence of your gaze And somehow lost the person I was on. My heartbeat stumbled, then forgot its name, It ran barefoot through corridors of light; I blushed as though the moon had called me beautiful, Then hid my face from heaven's watching sight. The trees leaned closer, jealous of the view, The flowers opened wider just to see; Even the wind became unusually shy, As thoug...
Why are you laughing? Did my falling look beautiful from where you stood? Did the sound of my plans breaking make a pleasant little song inside your perfect afternoon? I watched you smile while my world tripped over its own feet. You laughed as if disaster were a comedy written especially for you. Perhaps you thought my tears were part of the entertainment. Perhaps you believed misfortune only visits people who deserve it. How strange. The rain fell through my roof and you laughed beneath yours. My cup broke in my hand and you laughed because you were holding a glass. My road disappeared and you stood beside the map pretending you had drawn it yourself. You pointed at my mistakes with such confidence. One finger. Then another. Soon your whole hand was conducting an orchestra of my failures. You spoke as if you had never stumbled. As if your feet had signed a contract with gravity. As if your life had never misplaced a single key. As if every decision you made had been approved by the g...