I saw myself

For the first time

I saw myself

In you

 

I caught a sense

Of my beauty

In you

I saw how I shimmered

For the first time

I caught my reflection

And

I saw it was true

 

It was in the glint of your eye

In your cheeky smile

Your stutter

And the way your eyes

Fluttered

 

You made me see myself

All shiny and new

You made me

A petal

Newly birthed

Bashful and shy

In the fresh morning dew

 

And now

When I pause in the mirror

My reflection

Smiles back at me

And my soul

Dances free

 

Because you are the glass

And through your eyes

I see the real me.

 

C.K.22