Hopefulness in My Eyes

Let me

walk down 

that road

by myself.

Even if its 

just in my 

mind. 

I can still

smell 

the boxwood

in the summer.

I can

feel the linen

pants

let the 

night 

summer 

breeze 

float in and 

out, 

cooling me. 

my hair 

long

reddish brown,

floating as 

I walked.

My legs

so long,

so tanned,

so young. 

My sandals 

are hanging 

by my fingers

as my feet 

glided 

across the night

pavement. 

The homes 

so big 

that you could 

get lost in 

them.

I see 

you coming 

around

the corner.

It's almost 1am. 

I see 

your smile 

and I smile

looking down 

at the ground.

Nobody 

wants to see 

that.

That hopefulness

in my eyes.