I saw in your eyes

I saw in your eyes

a passion for life, a zest for what's right

so I held your gaze, 

or so I thought

I saw in your eyes

some shadows you did not want me to see

I tried to look again

but you looked away

I saw in your eyes

a hunger that I know too -

the yearning to be known

and not just wanted

I saw in your eyes

a future made of golden dreams

and I wondered if my halfhearted hopes

could appear on that stage

I saw in your eyes

a grace, a soft touch

I looked, and looked again,

and this time, you did not look away.