Telling Eyes

Her eyes tell the story of one thousand years: adventures, love, heartache. Blue like the ocean deep, pregnant with secrets waiting to be discovered. Oh, to be known. To be intimately known. Understood. 

Pools of emerald ripple in the sunlight. Beauty and joy. Wandering soul. Aimless. To belong, to be home. Vagabond. In search of life's truths, answers, treasures. In search of what is already known, yet remains encrypted. Deciphering, elucidating. 

Now gray as the ominous clouds that engulf the blue. Tragedy and triumph. Specs of gold sparkle in the night. Dreams crumble and are resurrected again and again. Hope. 

She waits, longingly, remembering the laughter and music, the dancing as her heart skipped beats to the rhythm of the band. The memories fade, but the band plays on.