oculofoliate

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it appeared to me that your eyes were like the leaves.
when you first arrived here, they shone a brilliant green. but it wasn't long before they dulled to nearly brown. you were weary and restless. i didn't notice in my intense business, but they had faded to the gray of a winter branch - seeming, but not quite dead.
and then my work was finished. i took you to the sweet rains of spring and you soaked it all up, your eyes taking in all my light.
and then i let you know and it transformed you. i took you home. and here, where the trees are evergreen, your eyes are too.

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