despite everything, i am happier
when the lights are low-
and i can only see the starlight
reflect in the bleached white
of your eyes and somehow the
speckled green glistens like
morning dew on a freshly cut lawn
making fireworks come alive
inside spheres of something infinite
my dreams dance and play across
your retinas, an endless parade
for us to follow yet never acknowledge

and this is where i find myself,
where i belong most of all
following invisible proceedings
with our eyes, with our hearts,
when i'm here with you and the
stars-

when the stars and your eyes become
one.

03/04/2004

Author's Note: there's something about the stars that reminds me of you.

Posted on 03/04/2004
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