Who do you see when you look at me?

'who do you see when you look at me?'

she asked me before we parted, her big, oval eyes staring into mine:

'will you ever forget about her

or will her shadow live on my back forever'

her eyes shifted left and right, shaking like the eyes of a bunny

'i love you for who you are'

i said to her

but in her eyes i saw only my reflection.