Some say babies are born blind
But the truth is
Right after birth
They lock eyes with the first person they see
This look of disarming surrender
Unconditional & selfless
Is what welds us
Is the reason our hearts manage to beat
Even when we are asleep or forget we have a heart
It is with these eyes we should try & welcome
All those nameless faces in the street
Every single one of them sons & daughters
So they may remember the first look they gave when
They became sons & daughters & those eyes
That answered back
My love
The time approaches when our gazes will meet
& though you too will forget
Remember my words
So one day
You can dust off those eyes & offer them
To your worst enemy
We all deserve the chance to return the gift
With the same courage and simplicity
No matter whether the promise
Will last one blink
Or a lifetime