my eyes were once blind

Where would you go
What would you do
If you had a short time to finish your life

How far would you go
To see who you want of friend's from the past
Would you make your time needy or embrace it in full
And treasure whats left
In taking your guard and put it aside
To make that time real.

Rain when it starts has a smell of it's own
Would you breathe it in deep

A field filled with flowers
Grass that stands tall
Dances and looks to the sky up above
Would you see what that field feeds to your eyes or pass it on by.

You could lay on your back
Look up to the sky
See what the clouds shape in your mind
Then let out a deep breath
A dragonfly in hover 3 feet away lookin at you
He's willing to land but feels it's not safe

We all send out vibes All nature picks up
To help us decide
If those vibes are too strong
Nature backs up and looks somewhere else
Or agression comes out in defence of itself as instinct kicks in.

Would you stop on the road where a turtle's halfway
Help it the rest
By stopping your car
Letting other drivers see
Whats right versus wrong

Would you slow down your life
In a way to make it, not just about you.

Would you sit in the night
With a candle by your side
Reflect on the times
You grew from the good that came to your life.

If I knew my time was near
I'd be happy to know
That my life that I lived
Let me see what was there
In front of my eyes



My eyes were once blind from the anger inside that harboured my life.


~Bentlee~
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Posted: Nov 2010

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Comments (8)

Gashly
funny how we must remove ourselves from our 'selves' in order to truly see. sometimes i think the universe needed an optometrist when making us...or...did it hope we would see on our own...as you have. interesting thoughts, bentlee...cool piece of words.
Bentlee
nice comment ty Gashly, I think we can either have a social impact or a personal impact, hmmm I wonder whats better for self eh ..... ty for commenting wave hug
luvuluvme2
Your Poem made me sit back and ponder, would I? yes I would...angel daydream confused
Bentlee
lol yeah not a tough one to figure out eh Luvu lol. Ty for commenting cheers hug
SCatlyn
I think I would do both, going back & forth between "...make your time needy" & "embrace...and treasure whats left".
Some great lines- a couple of favorites: "what that field feeds to your eyes", "dragonfly...lookin at you... feels its not safe" - things I've never thought of in that way.

Reflecting...candle by your side about the times you grew from the good that came to your life... very thought-provoking line.

Really nice to read & think about (tho i would like that time to be at least a little way down the road..lol... but if I was there, these thoughts would be something to consider... & I think of some comfort as well)Really great!thumbs up purple heart
Redex
This poem (eyes were once blind) is the best one I have read in a long time just wonderful, I do beleive our vibes change things, and what goes around comes around. but hopefully when my time comes I feel at the peace this poem brings with allteddybear
Bentlee
ty Scatlyn a very generous comment to my write, hug
Bentlee
Redex, what an amazing comment and compliment to my write. Thank you so much and I'm truly happy you enjoyed it so much cheers hug
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