He looked at me with eyes of love 
I could not hold his gaze 
My heart lay closed and tightly bound 
In yards of purple lace 

It once had soared high above 
Where eagles roam the skies 
But since then it had plummeted 
It had shrivelled up and dried

By and by it beat again 
As I slowly found my peace 
But it still liked to hide away 
In its blue-violet niche 

So when he looked at me with eyes 
That spoke of tender starts 
I looked away, there was no way
Into my blue-bruised heart 

Someday when the colours change 
Of the blood that flows within 
Of when my heart reddens anew
And once more soars and sings

I hope that I can hold that gaze 
So full of affection 
Until then I hope to heal enough
To want to love again