Hijab

Do her eyelids bat & her cheekbones blush? Do they have their own, indigo embargo? Which way do her almond eyes look? Beneath her veil an impromptu, shush. But do they look inwardly happy? Or are they filled with bittersweet sorrow? Do they share a glint of sunlight? Or is they like sallow moonlight pale What colour even are her precious eyes Most likely they'll be brown in pigment, And not almond-shaped but round Isn't it intriguing how we avoided gazing? In each other's eyes as though we all Have on our very own two-tier bridal veil Aren't-yet, willing to walk down that wedding aisle.