When I open my eyes
to look at you,
I see your joy,
I see your pain.
I see the many emotions that
infiltrate your mind
and weigh on your body.
I see the worries engrained
into the creases of your forehead,
the exhaustion sculpted
into the bags under your eyes,
yet I see the exhilaration
that sings in your body,
I see the peace
cascading in your eyes.
I see you,
and in many ways,
I see me too.
