he stood there in the middle of the room <br />looking for the princess of his dreams <br />when suddenly out of nowhere <br />there she stood at the top of the stairs <br /> <br />her hair shined like gold <br />thanks to the light of the room <br />her eyes a dazzling blue <br />that showed her heart oh so very well <br /> <br />her beauty was so great <br />that she had caught the eye of everyone <br />all that they could see <br />was the outer beauty and not what he could see <br /> <br />even though her face showed happiness <br />he could tell in that one look <br />that something was wrong <br />for her eyes held a deep sadness in them <br /> <br />a sadness that was caused many years ago <br />by someone she thought to be kind <br />he could tell by the look in her eyes <br />that the one who hurt her <br />only saw skin deep and not beneath <br /> <br /> the beauty that he saw <br />standing there at the top of the stairs <br />was such a beauty that <br />he couldn’t take his eyes off of her <br /> <br />he wanted to help end her pain <br />by giving her the love that she deserves <br />and he vowed that nothing <br />absolutely nothing would stand in his way <br /> <br />for to give this beauty happiness <br />was his one wish now <br />for the pain in her eyes <br />called out to his soul <br /> <br />begging for freedom and release <br />into a happier life <br />where only love and happiness <br />could shine from her eyes <br /> <br />for while he was watching her <br />she saw that he was looking at her eyes <br />deep into her soul into her very being <br />and saw the true her that was hidden within <br /> <br />and that is when she realized <br />that true beauty is only <br />in the eyes of the beholder <br />and life can go on even with the pain <br />for love let him see her <br />for who she really is<br /><br />Grace Hays<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/eye-of-the-beholder-3/
