don’t look at the 
deceitful fine lines
that still thankfully vanish
under the gentle waves 
of dim electric light
in the melancholy night
don’t look at the 
treacherous gray hairs
sometimes invisible  
but insidiously hidden  
among the faithful  
don’t look at the 
no longer as smooth
skin of my hands   
searching for signs 
of the cruel 
passage of time  
no better look 
quietly
smilingly
into my eyes
no not like that
who cares about 
the shape  
the size
and the colour
whether it's light 
or dark brown
or somewhere in between 
with specks of green
or golden 
molten amber     
no darling 
tonight it’s time 
to go deeper 
than the outside
it's time to see 
who I really am 
who I was
and who I will be
it is all in there 
no need to worry
carefully fastened
a cluster of possibilities
better yet actualities 
seamlessly holding together  
the girl
and the woman
the child
and the mother
the maiden
and the lover
the loner
and the leader
the dreamer 
and the soldier 
the mortal 
and the eternal
yes 
you'll find all that
and probably more 
but no need to worry
you won’t have to take it all 
in at once
there's still some time 
until the end of time 
and possibly after
yes tonight 
you should only look 
into my eyes
quietly
smilingly
you can do that for hours 
I promise I won’t mind

(2021)

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