When I met her first,
I was awestruck by her beauty,
her eyes, her gaze.

"Hello," I said,
My heart raced like a fast train.
She looked at me, but her eyes were distant.

"Why do you stare?" she asked,
As if my feelings were a puzzle.
I smiled, hoping to break the wall.

"I see stars in your eyes,"
I wanted to tell her,
But words felt heavy, lost in the air.
...