opia

opia (df): the ambiguous intensity of looking someone in the eye, which can feel simultaneously invasive and vulnerable.

I sit under the angle

so the shadow can

hide me

at least this part

that resembles

a trapped animal

you move slowly

the way you would

approach

something wild

something scared

something blue

I shake my head

and blink too much

but none of these

can stop you

you look me

in the eye

I surrender

I invade you