New Eyes

Take out your eyes at the start of each day

By the light of the sun as it shines on your face

You slowly lose sight, but your senses stay

The pain’s okay; it’s better this way

Your new eyes are nice

But you squint to read books

You lose not just sight

But the way that things look

Nothing is special;

That is, you can’t say

Your new eyes aren’t perfect

But you made them this way

Go through your day with your new set of eyes

Smell all the flowers, breathe the sunlight

But don’t expect much; you still can’t see right

What’s in a future if it isn’t bright?

Come home; it’s time

Your eyes are fatigued

You go to eject them

So that you can read

But try as you might

They just will not leave

And you can’t find your old eyes

Cause you still can’t see

It’s fine; you live through your new set of eyes

But colors are dulled, and so is your life

It’s hard to come down when you live on a high

But damn, nothing tempts like a new set of eyes