You had beautiful eyes
not that I noticed at first
first thing I saw was your feet
worn out black running shoes shuffling down the isle
fleece pajama pants with Calgary Flames logos all over
though it was pushing 30 degrees outside
and felt as if you could squeeze warm drops of water from the air
looking up as you stopped
blue and orange plaid criss crossed a winter jacket
despite the weather
your skin was tanned, not orange
you smelled of shampoo and vanilla lotion
watching as you pulled out cherry lip gloss
ran slender fingers over your shaved head
that was when you looked up... as if you knew
I'd been staring
I thought of a thousand reactions
you gave the only one I hadn't expected
then I noticed your eyes
just as the light came thought the window
they were brown, or maybe more like honey
fragmented emeralds drifting though them
you smiled and said nothing
not that you needed too
it was one of those moment that was better without words
would have been tarnished by them
where everything stopped completely and all I could think was
...wow...
nothing else happened to disturb that second
it just stretched on
no one else moved
or made a sound
I knew then that you were one of those people
you lit rooms with a glance
the one that others were drawn to
fell in love with
even if you didn't love them back
and wrote beautiful things about
I couldnt help but smile back
you were contagious
beautiful
the train stopped
you left
I stayed
and watched
watched you watching me through the window
smiling as though you had heard my thoughts
you knew I had really seen you
I understood
I would never see you again
our meeting was chance
but all the same
for just a second
I was in love
with a beautiful stranger
Jan 17, 2014
Jan 17, 2014 at 5:02 AM UTC
You had beautiful eyes
not that I noticed at first
first thing I saw was your feet
worn out black running shoes shuffling down the isle
fleece pajama pants with Calgary Flames logos all over
though it was pushing 30 degrees outside
and felt as if you could squeeze warm drops of water from the air
looking up as you stopped
blue and orange plaid criss crossed a winter jacket
despite the weather
your skin was tanned, not orange
you smelled of shampoo and vanilla lotion
watching as you pulled out cherry lip gloss
ran slender fingers over your shaved head
that was when you looked up... as if you knew
I'd been staring
I thought of a thousand reactions
you gave the only one I hadn't expected
then I noticed your eyes
just as the light came thought the window
they were brown, or maybe more like honey
fragmented emeralds drifting though them
you smiled and said nothing
not that you needed too
it was one of those moment that was better without words
would have been tarnished by them
where everything stopped completely and all I could think was
...wow...
nothing else happened to disturb that second
it just stretched on
no one else moved
or made a sound
I knew then that you were one of those people
you lit rooms with a glance
the one that others were drawn to
fell in love with
even if you didn't love them back
and wrote beautiful things about
I couldnt help but smile back
you were contagious
beautiful
the train stopped
you left
I stayed
and watched
watched you watching me through the window
smiling as though you had heard my thoughts
you knew I had really seen you
I understood
I would never see you again
our meeting was chance
but all the same
for just a second
I was in love
with a beautiful stranger
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