The soft catch of loves embrace. Love comes in so many forms and wears many faces. It doesn’t have to be to romantic. It doesn’t have to be ostentatious or verbose. It doesn’t have to be planned. It doesn’t even have to be understood.
It starts with the eyes. I see you. I see you without fear, I see you without judgement, I see you without condition, I see you without prediction, I see you without hesitation, I see you without a past, I see you without scars, I see you without sins. I see you as you are, and all of your beauty.
Anyone can be seen and anyone can see you if you are willing to slow down and put down your sword and shield.
A friend, a family member, a neighbor, a stranger, a classmate, a comrade.
A mere look may change a person’s entire life.
There are those moments, that were etched in and you many never want to forget. A soft touch to frame the face, and cradle connection.
Plenty have a knife out for you, because someone had a knife for them. Some may avert their gaze, are trapped behind a maze.
You don’t have to shut your eyes, because others have not yet learned how to see. Precautioned to reveal all of their mysteries, your spot light may cause them to shutter.
You were born with eyes wide open, and a heart that cannot close. Be as ballistic as a blazar, and some weary stranded sailors will wind their way to your shore.
They carved you out of copper and marble to emulate the Statue of Liberty and Colossal of Rhodes. You carry a beacon and can see past the horizon to new days and the north star.
In the ocean of faces, we’re all on the same journey, searching for the same things.
Those seas will be rough, unpredictable, and unsteady. A typhoon or rouge wave can easily take you off your bearings.
But, you knew that there was a whole world out for your to see. Obstacles and challenges, beauty and diversity.
Way finding the waves, there are many islands to find paradise.
Harbors may call you home, but we choose to raise the yellow flag.