I loved you when you opened
as I memorized the frowns caressing your face
the color that painted itself onto my body
reflected off your eyes

I loved you when you closed
only wanting me when your liquid colored eyeglasses
were foggy and the night tricked you
blinding your eyes

I loved you when you fell
the drunken haggardness of you turned me on
and the only one who saw your beauty was me
gazing into your eyes

I loved you when you laughed
talking of things that don't exist in this world
the tears that fell from you dropped into my eyes and I saw your life
I saw hell through your eyes

I loved you when you left
laying in a bed of broken sheets and reflections of orange
illuminated your body and I saw what a god could be
burning fire from your eyes

I loved you when you returned
telling me of all the stories that I've heard before
but I listened because I knew that the voices would tell you to reject me
beneath the reality of your eyes

I loved you when you undressed
selfishly touching, touching, touching everywhere you existed
loving the puzzle pieces that molded you
and loved me once in your eyes

I loved you when I felt
felt every stretch of flesh that you allowed
laughing curls of smoke into each other's mouths
smiling at me through your eyes

I loved you when I drank
drank away the phrases you said to remind me
of our forbidden relationship that would never occur
lying to me but betrayed by your eyes

I loved you when I cried
every heart beat tortured and teased, snickering
letting me know that you knew I was ugly for you
hiding it behind your eyes

I loved you when I left
but the voices told you that you were crazy
and you listened
looking away from my eyes