diamond in the rough

You… the cryptic smile that sends a thousand meanings through the silence

You… of moonlit eyes so distant and removed, yet possessing the magic of a warm and tender caress

You… the calm center of an ever-present storm, where one finds peace, however fleeting

You… the beauty revealed through every imperfection that makes a world real

You… who enthrall me with every breath that leaves your lips, every utterance a mellifluous weaving of sound and stillness

In You, my soul finds a freedom longed for