The Torch

His eyes glow when he thinks of a new idea.

His smile could outshine the sun, but only you seem to notice.

He's the most sincere and genuine person you know, whether he sees it or not.

But he has secrets.

He keeps things hidden behind this facade of the perfect boy.

You'd never even notice on your own.

He has problems with himself and with his family.

And you beat yourself up because you think you can't help him,

Ignoring all the times he tells you you do.

You want to be his protection,

And keep everyone and everything from hurting him,

The amazing guy you have seen so many times before.

But you can't be with him forever, no matter how much it hurts to leave.

And when he's off living his life and fighting his battles alone,

Flashes of his laugh swarm your mind.

You can see his eyes, filled with so much passion about the simplest thing. 

Its almost blinding.

But you love it.  You can't look away.

You can't bear to spend one less second without that.

Because he's the torch that illuminates even that darkest regions of your mind.

...Even when not even he realizes.