YOUR BLUE-GREEN EYES

In a crowded room,
noisy in a party that is an empty world
and is a reminder that the world is empty for me,
I see your smile -
your blue-green eyes,
an eye color that I thought I would never see
on a woman I loved --
and all the world is calm.

Original Beginning:
Standing in a party where I don't belong;
hands and voices flail in the air about the room-
and to me they are all just empty echoes in my ears.
And I feel tempted to look at my feet,
instead of staring off into nowhere.