James Kelley

If you look close enough
You'll see the cracks in
Her irises.
Tiny Steele blue chasms
In the heart of a slightly,
Lighter hue.
I can feel her heart beating
Behind my own eyes.
My heart stuttering as her
Smile explodes.
Magic.
Tonight I can see her in the
Aurora- the one I missed because
I was too depressed to care.
Somehow the light is hitting
The texture of the ceiling in
Just the right way.
I can see it.
Here.
Inside.
While she talks to me.
So excited to have my attention.
So excited, for life.
I pray to whatever God there is
That keeps rubbing off on me.
That I can keep kindling the
Spark that makes her glow
So brilliantly.
-James Kelley 2024