your green eyes

by sophia delle chiaie

i notice a new freckle every time i see

you

glisten in the sunlight.

your exterior is hard

but

inside i know you are soft.

peridot or jade could never compare to

you

with the beauty of the earth.

we both know i'm starving

but

i'd like to put that aside and admire

you

just a little longer.

i say i love you

but

you turn away with wet tears forming.

why so sour?

you

want to be sweet.

you say you love me too

but

you don’t want to be hurt.

i never know what to expect when i take a bite of

you

lingering on my tongue.

i need another taste

but

when I get close you pull away.

remember the vineyard?

you

were pure as daylight.

i remember those days like it was yesterday

but

do you?

i kiss your bruises and hold

you

as if today was our last.

your green eyes gazed into mine lovingly

but

that only made things more impossible.

i know what i have to do and i know

you

are sure of our fate too.

i never wanted to hurt you

but

i sunk my teeth in regardless.

gorgeous

gushing

green

grape.