A New Interperetation
Raven hair shining in the sun
She looked at him with her emerald eyes,
Those eyes like deep pools,
The windows to a soul,
The hallways to another world,
A dreamland to be lost in,
For forever.
Staring into those eyes
Eragon never wanted to leave.
But he still loved her so.
But he knew,
He had always known,
There was no space in that land of dreams,
That world of twisting thoughts,
That abyss of emotion,
He knew,
There was no space for him.
His longing and passion
His desire for her simply took up too much space.
But he still loved her so.
He looked back in those corridors,
In those portals to another world,
And he felt his heart being torn from his soul.
Arya was a cruel mistress
Eragon knew not what she thought of him
All she noticed was his youth
His inexperience
His shortcoming,
And he was shamed.
But he still loved her so.
He desired her with all of his being,
His soul,
His might,
His very love for her made the tides change and the moon rise in the sky,
It held the stars in the sky at night,
It fueled the very sun
And provided the light and warmth for the whole world.
His love made the plants grow and the jays sing,
And intertwined itself with the heartbeat of every living creature,
But she felt nothing for him.
Yet he still loved her so.
With the strength of his love,
He could climb the highest mountains,
And build the tallest tower,
He could swim an ocean with just a single breath of air
And run the whole continent with not a drop to drink.
He could slay an army with his bare hands,
And hold up the entire weight of the world.
The force of his love would let him live forever,
But she felt nothing for him.
Yet he still loved her so.
Eragon jolted back to the present
He had gotten lost in her eyes again,
But something had changed.
Arya had let her guard down,
And in her eyes her true feelings shone through.
She loved him.
She would do anything for Eragon
But she denied herself the comforts so she could keep him focused.
She was not cold at all.
And so they both sat
Looking into the eyes of one another,
Each lost in their love,
But neither of them saying a word.