She, in red

The smile far away

Had to let it go

For I had a quest, as she did

The melody of her joy still lingers in my ears

Careful steps dancing around various levels

On the highest, where clouds float below the eyes

Eyes that see all

On the deepest, where the core is just one touch away

And she was always

Just one touch away but I

Could not stretch my hands to her

As I stood a statue in the sight of her

        —eyes that see none

Against my eyes that see one

Do the eyes align, like stars in the endless sky, every night for a different set of

        —eyes that look out for the stars

Or is it the eyes that find their own choreography

Along with their part that accompanies

And what to do

        as a statue

                when the moment of alignment

Is gone for good as the smile far away?