Eye to Eye
We cannot see eye to eye
And I fear we never will
For you obscure your vision
Considering me
Through a creased and crumpled lens
That sheds no light on our subject
You offer only cloudy rays of hope
That I may ever re-open
The shutters of your consideration
Even as I refrain
From striking out to shatter
This obstinate perspective
I cannot release you
Or the strands of your light
That shine into my mind
As I cherish the memory
Of my reflection
In your diamantine gaze
Now slowly slowly
Become blind to me
©2023 Marianne Tefft All rights reserved.
Marianne Tefft is a poet and voiceover reader who daylights as a Montessori teacher in Sint Maarten. Her poems and short stories appear online and in print in North America, Europe, Asia and the Caribbean. She is the author of the poetry collections Full Moon Fire: Spoken Songs of Love and Moonchild: Poems for Moon Lovers.