7 minutes of unnecessary panic

By: Ananya Garg

​They say your eyes are the windows to your soul
So I looked
I searched and I knew 
You were an amorist in a world of fools
You knew the intricacies 
Thy delicate art
Thy wondrous soul
So as I sat in the waiting room
Reciting poetry to you
There were 7 minutes of unnecessary panic 
Unnecessary.
You opened your eyes. 
You were alive
The car accident wasn’t enough to destroy our lives.
Your heart was a window now.
I could see. 
Your soul was all shivers now. 
And I could read.
I was the warmth you need
7 minutes of unnecessary panic.
It took me back to 7th grade 7 minutes in heaven. 
Anything to get those 7 minutes back.
I’ll even trade my healthy snacks.
They say your eyes are windows to your soul.
What if your eyes are just the doors
You can enter and peak.
And not sneak.
You are not a thief
Your eyes are just windows 
Or doors.
The sad truth is
one would never know.