Piercing eyes so dark, one can’t help but wonder,
if they are that way to help hide your pain.

Eyelashes still wet from salty tears.

Yet, one touch evicts a smile that melts my heart.

Your precious halo shines through the worldly grime.

Your scars do not diminish the beauty you possess.

Cries that go unanswered still echo in my mind,
even though we are worlds apart.

My arms dream of days when they held you.

Remembering your small hand in mine.

Thoughts of the shadow of death you walk through,
dim even my brightest days.

To know you even for a moment has changed my life forever.