The Light In Your Eyes

All those years as children
Your eyes had that light
That grew brighter
The happier you were,
And faded to a glint
When you were upset.
Now years have passed
And that light is all but gone.
It's not a faint glimmer,
Nothing more, nothing less.
I tried my best to bring it back,
But then came the day
The light died out completely
And I knew it wasn't coming back.
I knew you weren't coming back.