Her eyes are a piercing green 

Hidden in a valley of freckles

Her hair is a long dark brown, a night sky I once knew

I see her walking alone on the beach

Fighting with her demons 

Everyday she stares at the water

With her piercing green eyes

Moments fade as she watches the waves

But everyday she walks away

To be around her is to be happy

To hear her voice is to listen to parade a melody

To see her smile is to be surrounded by joy

To see her pain would be impossible 

Her piercing green eyes so full of lies

Grow dim 

Washed out by tears 

As if all the color is falling down her face

With each day of falling color 

The waves look warmer and softer

So gentle, she thinks, it must be

To float away with the tide

Her once piercing eyes grow gray 

So pale they barely hide

The screaming pain inside

No one hears her

No one listens 

No one looks at her pale gray eyes

Then one day she’s watching the tides

Calling her

Telling her they’ll hold her and rock her away

Somewhere no pain can find her

She can escape the gray

Swallowing her ankles, then knees

Her waist then her elbows

So gentle and calm are the waves

So welcoming 

So wise 

Her shoulders 

Her chin

As the waves wash her over, and collect her tears

She looks up at the skies

Beyond the surface tides

All in vain hopes

To see her once piercing green eyes