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the brown in your eyes is the solid ground i stand on

one thing that used to disappoint me was that all of the superheroes and book characters i admired had eyes blue as the ocean, or emerald green, even grey like a thunderstorm, but never brown like mine or yours. brown was plain, common, nothing special.

well, that is someone else's loss if they refuse to see how truly beautiful you are, and i will selfishly stare into your eyes forever

 

for they are the color of espresso with a splash of milk, and you make my heart race like a double shot

i feel like making lists and conquering the world if it means i can keep waking up to the smell of you in the morning

 

they are the color of the mnms i set apart when i was younger because i thought they had more chocolate

and even if it wasn't true, the thought was sweet enough to make me happy

 

they are the color of kindling and i am burning to ashes then rising like a phoenix, ready to set myself on fire again and again just to feel your warmth

 

they are the color of baked bread and i've been starving for a love like yours to sustain me

 

they are the color of fresh soil and i want to bury myself so i can love you until i die and then turn my body into a garden of your favorite flowers

 

they are the color of a knot in the trunk of a sequoia tree, and i am imperfect but growing and even though my love for you does not come without mistakes, it is still the largest thing on this planet

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