Helpless

I looked into his eyes

So brown and sad

Like two fallen tree branches

Disconnected from their home

Floating downstream

All that my blue eyes could do

Was follow them

as they headed toward a waterfall

Eyes so engaging

So transparent
So helpless

My arms wanted to reach out

And bring him back to land

They considered this for a moment

Paused at half the distance

But the weight of my worry

Might have made him sink
Perhaps it would sink us both

So I just hoped

For a current to change its course

and someday lead him home again

All I could do was hope