secret admirer

i’ve studied
your eloquent eyes
every strand of hair on your head
every bump and blemish on those pimple struck cheeks.

i’ve studied
the way the corners of your mouth perk up
when you lie
the way the air cups your face almost perfectly,
second to my hands only.

i’ve studied
the bridge of your nose
to the bow of your lips
every shade and shadow on your face,
the way the morning light rests miraculously upon it.

i can’t tell you
i never will
yet you already know,
and i can never stop staring.

sincerely,
your secret admirer