Iris

Hands holding so tight

To a secret stone that will not surrender

The closer I get

The more that is revealed 

The more it wants to hide

Like petals closing over soft

Untouchable eyes

Dark iris center

Goes on forever deep

But disappears so quick 

Behind its viewing 

behind my own seeing eyes

Unknowable heart

So expert at the game of hiding

My poison friend

Still refuses to show anything at all

Sits close to me

And listens to me talk all evening

About nothing at all