My mind is shouting, relentless, and loud.

Lost in a whirlwind, lost in the crowd.

I step outside, where the garden night feels free.

Yet no matter where I look it’s you in everything I see.

In the watercolor blue lake, reflecting bright,

I see the way your eyes shine in the night.

Two endless pools that deeply stare.

eyes that I could drown in and wouldn’t care.

The amber leaves rustle through the wind,

akin to the color of the freckles on your tan skin.

A fleeting glow and warm, golden hue.

Drawing me ever so closer to you.

In the ivory, white moon, I’m reminded and beguiled,

by the way your lips part, by the way you softly smile.

What I would give and do just to see,

you smiling happily at me.

Your colors are everywhere, in every beautiful thing,

In every season of Winter, Summer, Fall, and Spring.

No matter how far, no matter the place,

Your presence lingers—it’s you I can’t erase.