Stranger

He stood so still Like the night held him Black hair shining Eyes dark as violet flame He looked at me As if he knew my soul And something in me Wanted to run And stay A stranger in the firelight Too quiet to be real His gaze untouched by flames His eyes I almost felt He took my hand so gently And it felt Like remembering Like I remember him Remembering I remember him Remembering I remember him No mask on his face No fear in his eyes Just a calm I couldn’t read A danger I couldn’t name His lips, soft in the glow His stillness pulling me in He felt like A forgotten part of me A stranger in the firelight Too quiet to be real His gaze untouched by flames His eyes I almost felt He took my hand so gently And it felt Like remembering Like I remember him Remembering I remember him Remembering I remember him