BLIND SIGHT

BLIND SIGHT

Long ago, we shared a dream pure like a virgin stream

blind to the world yet through my sightless eyes I heard

birds singing as one I rejoiced in the warmth of the sun

and the rainbow glowed true around the halo I made of you

I saw the dream go rancid

and putrefy with the stains

of a few hungry men on the

lap I loved so much and protest

in me screamed till my eyes

bled wrenched from their

sockets by fingers of hate

Unseeing, without dread, I stumbled down the path you led

blind in love unable to stand my heart held warm in your hand

life was heaven on earth and each day a wonderful birth

why did you make me see why couldn't you just let me be

Why do eyes see what they

don't need to and reality mocks

like the taunting of a diseased

whore while you stand helpless

unable to draw your gaze away

till revulsion envelops you in

its fetid cocoon and tired eyes

cringe at each cruel whiplash

The colours are shallow and pale, each smell offensive and stale

your flowers have lost their sheen yet remind me of what might've been

if this is the world you wanted to show then my eyes can only say no

kill those eyes you once loved so much, blind me again with your touch.

Bittersweet