Burn out my eyes
oh, precious sunshine.
I’m alive,
but so far from my hive.
I never knew
this world could get so high
and wide.
Man, it goes on for miles.
Took a little time
to stop and smell the flowers.
Time slows down
and the minutes seem like hours,
as we’re
each trying to figure it all out
on our own.
Turns out I’ve got
a lot of room to grow.
Shut my mouth.
Stick it closed,
because I don’t have the words
to describe this life.
So much good,
but so much pain
contained behind
the beauty of those eyes.
But I,
lost my sight long ago,
staring at the Sun,
instead of watching the road.
And it all went down from there.
I didn’t think that you would care.
The hope of youth,
the dawn of a light inside.
I’m trying to keep a little piece of it alive.
Even though we all fade in time.
I still enjoy the sunshine.
HG – 2020