Love Poem: Colored Blind ~eyes On Fire~
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Written by: Amanda Sullivan

Colored Blind ~eyes On Fire~

How can I be so aware of where I am yet feel so lost 
Your not here, therefore I’ve lost my direction 
I’ve lost the light and I can’t find the sun 
I’ve searched for days but I’m still coming up short. 
Im loosing hope 
Wishing on stars that will never shine 
And I know I can’t be found when you’re not looking 
Are you even real? 
Or are you just a dream I’ve made up 
A dream I dreamed but blinked and woke up 
And the color drained from my eyes 
They widen searching for a hint of color 
But they too are in the dark. 

Colored blind 
Only viewing black and white dancing to grays 
Oh to see through your eyes 
What it must be like 
Everything so vibrant and alive. 

This acquired taste 
The salty sea taste 
With an over whelming flavor 
That won’t soon leave my lips. 
My throat dry and voice raspy 
Dead without a day of song. 
My lungs, they serve no purpose in a world without air 
But still they burn begging for what’s not there. 

I drop to the ground 
Feeling around 
Searching desperately for something 
Anything with life 
But my finger tips only bleed for the dead rose’s thorns. 

But then, a change, a transformation 
The rose burst into life right in my hand 
But that is not the only change 
There is something else 
Something good 
Full of life 
You. 

My eyes go unfocused for a second 
In a world without color you stand out 
Strewn in vibrant colors that make my eyes water at the sight 
They refocus 
I can see you clearly now 
Beauty and brilliancy 
I do not dare blink! 

I can’t take my eyes off you 
Because there’s nothing else to see 
And I know im wishing for too much but I’d wish you’d look at me 
I know im hardly noticeable 
Being so invisible 
But I only wish you could see me. 

The salty taste turns to sugar on my tongue 
And my lungs are revived 
So don’t leave 
Please don’t leave 
If you do the color will wash away with you 
My eyes bloodshot still not well adjusted to such a sight 
A sight I’ve never seen except in the most impossible of dreams 
And there you stand 
Im afraid that if I move or blink or even breathe 
You’ll disappear 
So I’ll stay frozen 
It’s not like its difficult 
My burning eyes are locked and there’s nothing I can do 
These eyes will always burn for you.