Emerald Eyes

I saw you. Just where you said you would be.
Oh sweet pain! My emerald eyes flash as I see
Them crowd around you. Smile, head on one side.
Head up, head down. Hip out, stomach in.
I decide to make an entrance. Walk swiftly up,
Smile fixed in place. You give me a brief smile.
A vague hello. No hug. No lingering touch.
I step to one side as you turn to her.
I look down, hide my emerald eyes.

Later, I walk behind your departing back.
My heels click on the tiles, beating to the
Rhythm of my heart. Click click. Click click.
Your turn at the sound of my confident
Steps. Your smile, I see, is genuine.
You are, I suppose, a little pleased to see me.
My eyes are blue, streaked with green.
Hazel, matching yours. I slide into your
Embrace.

You confess, tell me how you missed
Me. Oh sweet pain! I know I will love you.
I know by the end of the day I will adore you
Again. It will begin again. The watching,
The hoping for a sign. The jealousy.
My eyes flash green at the thought.
But for now, I am content to walk with
You, and hide my emerald eyes.