Act II

her eyes are a soft brown
open and deep like a million-page tome,
orbs of wonder that have recorded
years of hurt and love,
as well as embers of a different kind.
she smiles at strangers that pass her by,
but saves the meaning for her love,
letting him and only him
see her vulnerability and hurt.
to the rest of the world,
her eyes are guarded,
but she gazes at him with everything in her heart.

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