Colored Blind ~eyes On Fire~
How can I be so aware of where I am yet feel so lost
Your not here, therefore I’ve lost my direction
I’ve lost the light and I can’t find the sun
I’ve searched for days but I’m still coming up short.
Im loosing hope
Wishing on stars that will never shine
And I know I can’t be found when you’re not looking
Are you even real?
Or are you just a dream I’ve made up
A dream I dreamed but blinked and woke up
And the color drained from my eyes
They widen searching for a hint of color
But they too are in the dark.
Colored blind
Only viewing black and white dancing to grays
Oh to see through your eyes
What it must be like
Everything so vibrant and alive.
This acquired taste
The salty sea taste
With an over whelming flavor
That won’t soon leave my lips.
My throat dry and voice raspy
Dead without a day of song.
My lungs, they serve no purpose in a world without air
But still they burn begging for what’s not there.
I drop to the ground
Feeling around
Searching desperately for something
Anything with life
But my finger tips only bleed for the dead rose’s thorns.
But then, a change, a transformation
The rose burst into life right in my hand
But that is not the only change
There is something else
Something good
Full of life
You.
My eyes go unfocused for a second
In a world without color you stand out
Strewn in vibrant colors that make my eyes water at the sight
They refocus
I can see you clearly now
Beauty and brilliancy
I do not dare blink!
I can’t take my eyes off you
Because there’s nothing else to see
And I know im wishing for too much but I’d wish you’d look at me
I know im hardly noticeable
Being so invisible
But I only wish you could see me.
The salty taste turns to sugar on my tongue
And my lungs are revived
So don’t leave
Please don’t leave
If you do the color will wash away with you
My eyes bloodshot still not well adjusted to such a sight
A sight I’ve never seen except in the most impossible of dreams
And there you stand
Im afraid that if I move or blink or even breathe
You’ll disappear
So I’ll stay frozen
It’s not like its difficult
My burning eyes are locked and there’s nothing I can do
These eyes will always burn for you.
Copyright © Amanda Sullivan | Year Posted 2010
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