My eyes were shut tight,
My eyelids, intimate,
Close and closed;
From the entrance of the rays,
I had seen the worst of days
There’s no point making hay
The sun no longer shone
These were dark times.
Different hues of colours I could still see,
Sometimes black, other times red,
I saw a mix of black and red once,
It was sharp, intense and furious
I was almost forced to open my eyes
But I didn’t
I tightened my fists
As though my eyes were in my hands.
No one told me
That closed eyes opened up to more reflexes,
The ability to hear one’s mind louder than ever,
My senses were heightened,
I could feel the hope that would strengthen,
I heard tongues and voices of men,
Who unlike me, had opened their eyes,
Opened their minds and felt it all.
They spoke of a city I couldn’t imagine
They spoke of a time I hadn’t lived in,
They spoke of an era of greatness and wisdom
Their words resonated with my new powers
As truth, as light, as sound and as air,
My eyes marked the landmarks,
As the doubt in my heart instructed,
So as to remind them of their lies, when I let the lights in.
I expected a mass of energy,
One so beautiful like I imagined in my fantasies
One so undeniable and so real,
A simple sight was the least I expected,
Just flowers, butterflies and the sound of rushing water,
Yet folks were here, contented, alive and open
All lined up in different paths, walking like warriors,
The irony of warriors in a peaceful era - so comical.
Before I could utter a jolt of the usual dose of sarcasm
A bruised hand touched me and a hoarse voice shouted my name
I turned to see and I concluded I had died,
This was me calling me but I was different
I wore the dress I’d always wanted to on my happiest day
I had the smile I’d always wanted on my high days
Maybe this other me was a little extra than I usually am
I needed to find a difference.
But there was none.
Same girl, same skin, same husky voice
But different times, eras and dispensations.
Same me, same hair, same dreams
But different sights, fights and lights
Then it dawned on me
Closed eyes mean dark sight
Opened eyes mean light life.
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