Staring Contest
Tamara Bruketta
Look into me all the way through
Look into me to get to you
Shapes in my eyes which give way to yours
Don’t look away; we’ve never gone this long before
Stare into my mind
As it creates you
Look past me at the reflection
Of you
Each tiny line that your life has formed
Observed through me
Every path of light in your eyes
As you hold the gaze steady
The universe caught in an infinite loop of our sight
Long enough to see the truth, we’d see the lights in each other’s eyes
Stare into my mind
As it creates you
Look past me at the horizon
Of you
Look into me all the way through
Look into me to get to you
Color that surrounds the darkest part of you
Blurs all around us, everything is you