Reality (poem)

REALITY

Our eyes met
I was drowning
deep into their green depths.
He smiled
a sparkling smile
and lit up my life.
I broke the spell and looked away but yet was haunted by that look.

He said my name
slowly, pronouncing it
as no-one had ever done before.
I looked up
at his mouth, his eyes
and was spell-bound again.
This time I did not,
could not look away
but remained under its sway.

Untill he reached for my hand and pulled me to safety.                         - Yasmin (1994)