The Blue Eyed Boy
I came upon a blue eyed boy
Eyes the colour of azure
A blue so very rare
I had to blink a few times
To make sure that he was really there.
Those eyes held my gaze
Steadfast and strong
Unwavering and unsmiling
As I tried to match along.
I caught glimpses of smugness
Tiny hints of betrayal
Almost a smell of wrongness
And an inconsistency in the air.
My intrigue gathered speed
As his power gained in strength
I felt myself intwined in need
Totally losing my way -
The blue eyes so hypnotic
That I would forget my fear
The warning bells were silenced
As long as he was near.
The more I grew to like him
The more I disliked myself.
The more I grew to like him
The more I disliked myself.
A faint song came through the darkness
A sound I could barely hear
It echoed and it called to me
Ripping me from my fear;
Fighting to take hold
Tug after tug the melody kept on
I started to pull my eyes away
Although the blue was very strong -
I followed the whisper
A sound both near and far
And shutting my eyes to all that was blue
I crawled to the colour of love.
Rijeka, Croatia. February 2023
