To: Calm, Composed, Relaxed

I saw you through closed eyes. I saw what you’d see If you were me: Calm, composed, relaxed. Confidently above the rest. I saw you through closed eyes. When you sang and laughed, I watched and wished I were you. I saw what you showed: Calm, composed, relaxed. Not a care in the world For the perfectly, perfect you. Then I heard you speak Of pain, of sorrow, of life. I saw you through open eyes, A doe in the forest, Afraid and alone. Wanting to reach out, Yet unsure of how. It’s all a show you put on To have them see what I once saw. You’ll sing and laugh, And they’ll watch and wish they were you. So calm, so composed, so relaxed, In a forest so painfully dark.