The Eyes of My Love

I tilt my head back to see his face.
And I look into the eyes of a forest.
So deep, so mysterious. Or is he?
I know his life.
What he's done, what he's gone through.
His pain, his guilt, his joy, his happiness.
I know him.
And still I am transfixed by his gaze.
They say look into an abyss and you will see yourself.
At first I believe it.
I too faced the same darkness as he.
I too loved and did not deserve.
But then I wonder,
Is he an abyss?
Another shade personified seeking to consume me?
A chasm so dark and deep I see nothing
Nothing but myself reflected there.
Everything I once was
Everything I desired
Everything I suffered
Everything I overcame
Everything I look past
And everything I am in my life made new.
Is he but a mirror,
Twisting my reflection.
Distorting the true image.
I shake away the nightmares
And look at him once more.
And I see a youth.
Once a slave of shadow
Now rescued and on the brink of becoming man
Or falling once more.
I walked this road
God alone to help me through it.
I look at him and I see myself.
And I know.
God placed me in his life to be there for him.
Regardless of how life will be.
Regardless of what the future holds.
I will show him how to fly
And he will either try to shoot me down
Or we will fly together forever.
I will spread my wings
And he will pluck my hope away
Or he too will rise to fly.
I will be vulnerable to him.
I will love him.
And it will either bring me to ruin,
Or us both to glory.
I have made my choice,
Looking into that forest.
Adventure awaits there.
Will it be a sad sad story,
Or will it be one to bring hope?
Will it be another cautionary tale,
Or one worth praying for?
Fear, plague me no more.
Boldly do I stand.
This is the life I have chosen.
Robbers or Robin Hood
Monsters or fairies
Witches or unicorns
Trolls or centaurs
There is magic there.
No wonder I can't stop looking at him.
I have made my choice.
There is something waiting for me
Deep in the woods.
I will not look back.
I will not turn away from the forest.