Poetry Post #5: Emerald Eyes (2010)

Since it is almost Valentine’s Day, I thought that I should flip through my poetry stash and find a holiday appropriate piece. The first one that I came across was Emerald Eyes, which I wrote sometime in 2010 or so. This was one of many poems that I jotted down while sitting in my husband’s pickup truck, waiting for him outside of one of the many retail stores that he used to work at. Emerald Eyes is quite different from many of my poems. I attempted to paint the scene of a bit of a scandal at a masked ball. I have always been somewhat obsessed with that scene from Labyrinth, when Jareth  and Sarah are at the acid-tripp induced masked ball. That, paired with my embarrassing taste for historical romances, probably bore this little poem. Have a happy Valentine’s Day!

Relationship goals...

Emerald Eyes

It seems like just yesterday

You took my hand and asked me to dance.

I thought that you weren’t right for me

But I shrugged and gave it a chance.

You took my hand so gently

And led me to the ballroom floor.

Emerald eyes concealed by pomp and circumstance

What girl could ask for more?

A bow and a curtsey

And we were on our way.

Cheek to cheek; palm to palm

Oh how I wished I could stay!

Eventually all songs must end

And the ballroom doors must close.

I traveled home in my carriage

Listening to the mourning doves sing their woes. 

Will I ever see you again?

My masked lover of the night?

Or will I only dream of you,

The one who made my heart take flight.

After our dance away from eyes that pry

You took away my flower

Who would think such gentle kisses,

Gentle thrusts, and gentle sighs hold so much power?

My crimson lips led to crimson cheeks

And a scarlet stain on my skirts.

My love was instant, pure, and true

And even ecstasy hurts.

So quick you came; so quick you left

With but a kiss goodbye.

And now I know without a doubt

Heartache is born in emerald eyes.