you, your eyes, your smile

as i look at you
i see more than you think
and wish you were mine
i watch you move
like a snake
not ready to strike
but more to stay and watch
you move so gracefully
so sinuously
that i wish i could watch you all the time
i see the gentle curve of your back and think
of how it would feel
underneath my hand
i watch you turn toward me
and see your smoldering eyes
you catch me staring
and i smile like an idiot
you smile back
and it touches every part of you
i try not to stare
but the light coming
off your hair
puts a halo around your head
and shows me the deepest red
i see it and want to know
what it would take to be with the one i see
the one who makes me feel like something
something other than a failure
who can just smile and brighten up the darkest room
the smile of a thousand stars on a dark night
the one that makes me wish i could be a better man
the angel i see with wings of purest sapphire