Fluorescent Eyes

Crystal blue pools glisten
Against fluorescent lights,
As I watch his lips move silently,
Speaking words I try hard to grasp.

For a month now
His freedom of speech
Has been stripped away,
In hopes of improvement.

Whether he's telling me he loves me,
Misses me,
Or asks the time,
I just can't understand.

But I can understand the look
He expresses in his eyes,
As he tries to get
Something important across.

His tired blue eyes
Burn through mine,
Melting all the strength
I barely have left.

Pain, love, and fear
Suffocate the earnest light
His adoring eyes once held,
As he watches me watch him.