Eyes that shine

There’s a distance in your eyes that only mine can see….

The eyes to me are the most mysterious part of all of us. They are the gateway to getting a glimpse of understanding another’s loves or passions, hopes or dreams. As mysterious as they are they somehow have a comforting realness to them. They are the one true thing that I can see when I look at someone, or meet them for the first time. There are times when I can look at someone and their eyes seem to shine with possibility. They are alive to the moment and in love with the seconds that are taking their breath away. The warmth of another can be completely apparent in seeing a glimpse of their eyes, with also an opposite of sadness or sorrow that will show just as prominently.

When I heard that line from a song “there’s a distance in your eyes, only mine can see” they spoke to me. I think there are so many times in our life that we want another to be able to relate to what we are feeling, without having to try to use words that somehow so often take away from our meaning. It is a true rarity when another can know your heart so well that all they have to do is take a look into your eyes and they will know what your heart is trying to say, yet so often can’t be put it into words. So the question becomes, who is worthy to know your heart? Because that is when you will let them see your eyes, being transparent enough to let them peer in and catch a glimpse of who you are with all your beauty and all your ugliness in equal.


I have struggled in my life with the question can someone truly know your heart. Can they fully understand your trueness or completely identify with your thoughts. I have realized that there are a few people that come into your life that have the ability to see you for who you really are. For whatever reason they get you and can see your heart, you’re meaning, through your eyes. When someone can look into your eyes, see the distance that no one else can see, it is then that they truly know your heart.

By letting another in, we are hoping for them to become our ally, our defender of our most precious possession. We are risking our heart for the sake of having an accomplice in this life. I think the secret hope is that they would do all it takes, go to battle and beyond for the honor of having our heart. You are letting them become your fortress, your warrior, defending the most precious thing you have, your ability to love. The intimidating factor with this is that even with their best intentions, they could lose the battle that they so want to win.



I fully believe that your eyes can also be your enemy. You could get hurt by letting your eyes give away too much. I have talked about feeling like I need to hide my eyes, look away when I feel they are getting me in trouble, yet I fully believe in risk and in life’s path that is already set out. When we are lucky enough to find someone who gets us and who we are and what makes us tick just by looking into our eyes, it is then that we need to jump in. For another to be able to see the distance in your eyes that no one else catches, makes them a natural defender of your most precious possession.