Sadness from the Eye

I watch you from afar
Chatting up the women, hanging with the boys
Knowing I’ll never get to see your face
Rough and Smooth and full of grace
I’ll never get to stare into your blue eyes
Except from afar

When I hear you laugh it makes me cry
Knowing I’ll never share in your joy
Before I die
When I see you smile it makes me smile
Seeing the dimples in your cheeks
And the wrinkles in your eyes

Knowing I’ll never see you face to face
Makes me sad and want to cry
Makes me want to curl up and die
All I want is to meet you
And say I love you


Joanne Kennedy September 1997