The First Time

I read you every single poem I've written about you.
My worst nightmare —
Playing out like a dream.

I told you I could tell how people felt.
That I didn't need to see the mediocrity
Written on their faces.

But what I saw in you instead —
Was the light.
I can see it in your eyes
When I touch you through
The space between us.

You light up my words —
Give them meaning.
You make me understand the language I am speaking.