Eyes Like an Ice Storm

He had eyes like an ice storm
You could look into them and get sucked into insanity
And I tried my best to keep him close to me.
Demons in the corners of his mind,
And I loved every one.
I swear I could see his eyes change from gray to blue,
But it was just my optimism, they never changed their hue.
Now we're so much older, time has made us grow apart
He's turned to the bottle to numb his bleeding heart
His heart, so much like mine, but not in the same way -
Not literally, no, but I can hear the murmur in the words he chooses to say.
I wasn't in love with him, and I have found another
But that sad tone of his voice pulls out what must be the mother in me
All I want to do is hold him, show him wonder's he hasn't seen
But if you hold him too tightly, he's going to walk away.
He's been broken so many times, he has turned to sand
When we came into contact, my passionate fire burned and he turned to glass in my hands
And I hold every beautiful thing too tightly
He shattered and cut me.
So I ran away this time. I found someone to heal my hands
To intertwine fingers with, whose hands are so soft, I forget the scars exist
But when he's gone, I see they're still there.
He came back into my life, smile more empty than I remember
So I tried to shine for him, spark that dying ember
He's been made from water, and not fire, like me
Polar opposites can't be near each other, nothing can form but steam.
I looked up into his eyes, and he looked down into mind.
He saw that I've found happiness, I've realized
Who I am and what I need, I've let go of that insanity
And when I gaze back at him, I see the ice storm.
There's nothing I can do.