Inspiring a Muse

Your ocean eyes always spoke for you. Everything you were too afraid to say, they screamed. it was like your heart was circuited straight to those azure orbs, spewing untold emotions. They always told the truth, whether you wanted them to or not. I wanted to lose myself in them, because they were the only part of you I could get lost in.

You were so secretive. You'd build a wall, and I'd sigh in frustration because it was the billionth one you'd built, and i knew you were going to make me knock it down again. But still, even when I defeated that terrible barrier, you didn't trust me. You'd think 'one more time, and I'll know for sure', but honey, you whispered that 12 walls ago.

Maybe it was the electrical shock of love that drove you away. Maybe it was that you were a virgin of love that made the thought of falling for someone so terrifying. But you were phobic of it, and I was losing my mind.

I just want to show you that love isn't something to be afraid of. It's not about meteors crashing and stars exploding, or fire nipping at tattered skin. It's not waves crashing and pulling you under until you can hear the ocean in your lungs. It's not about falling, but flying.

It's about all the little things you do that don't mean anything, but are the world to me. It's about stolen glances and flushed cheeks. it's about exposing yourself to someone you know won't hurt you. It's about trusting that your heart is in good hands.

If you would let me, I would show you how to take those sighing-into-coffee moments and turn them into waterfalls of happiness. I could show you that rainy days aren't bad ones, just alternative fun, or that diving into a lake doesn't have to be frightening, as long as we're jumping together. And in return, you could show me that You really are the one I was meant for.

If you would let me, I would show you that life is more beautiful when you're looking with your heart.