Your Eyes

Mahalia

I looked into your eyes And saw myself in them I was myself Except, I had a light I was a light

I looked into your eyes And saw my heart Not all the blood or valves or whatever No, I saw who I was I saw light Joy Kindness Empathy

But above all, I saw you I saw you in my heart Your hand grazed my face And I saw you say “You are good enough”

I laughed “I am not, I will never be”

You looked into my eyes I saw myself, The reflection of the person I had hated the most He said again “You are good enough”