Ruby & Row : You Don't See

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what you don't see

about yourself

is the way you look when you're reading a new book

one that's gripping you

or one that is transporting you with new information.

you don't see

that focused face you make

when slicing a mango

into two halves.

you don't see

the small tears that leak out

of the corners of your eyes

when the sadness is too heavy

and you don't see

your stubby fingers

wiping them away in slowness, in lovingness.

you don't see

the light in your eyes

the light

when talking about your beloved

or when you see an old friend

and it has been too long.

you don't see

that expression on your crinkled face,

muscles bent into a smile

that says thank you.

thank you for seeing me,

for loving me.

I try to see myself this way now

they way you do.

A hummingbird and a snake

let everything happen to you