I stare and I look at that picture of yours <br />The one where it looks as if the curtains are closed? <br />The one where your eyes so dark lost in thought <br />Where softness and beauty are perfectly caught. <br />And as I take it all in, my eyes start to wander <br />To the flowers that grace the walls over your shoulder <br />To imagine the photos that adorn these walls <br />Of happier days, parties and balls <br />Where time painted smiles across your face <br />And time was something you knew how to waste <br />Now every second of the grandfather clock <br />Is a precious moment but one in which you’re caught <br />Memories and dreams circle inside <br />Sometimes it seems easier, from them just to hide <br />To drown in the ocean of eternal hope <br />With solitude round your neck like a rope <br />But what I do see when I look in those eyes <br />I see your heart beating, strong and alive <br />I see a soul full and richer than kings <br />With more than gold in its offering <br />And no matter how deep the water gets <br />The song that is heard tells not of regrets <br />But of wishes and imaginings, sometimes a tale <br />On seas of Love these words often do sail <br />So I’ll stare and I’ll look at that picture of yours <br />Until time catches me up, I put it back in the drawer <br />And though again they look sad and distant, believe <br />Always your eyes look beautiful to me.<br /><br />Alc Harris<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/picture-of-you/
