You saw me
Open these eyes for the first time
These eyes have seen so much
But were so innocent back then
Hopeful…
That the world would be what it isn’t, yet.
And you tried to shield me
From what you knew this was
This, this thing we call life
This thing we suffer through.
And then you promised,
You would be here forever
To protect me forever
From what you knew was
Inevitable.
And now, you sit there, blind
Those eyes have seen so much
Too much, like mine.
Much more.
And I lift you off the wheelchair, and promise
I will be here forever,
To shield you, from this thing…
This thing we call life.
But you’ve been there already,
And you already know,
That there are things that do not last long
And long has already been
And soon you will be gone.
And I will be here to protect you
From what you already know
At least for a little while,
Until your eyes go quiet
As they have seen too much.
And yet I’ll know
The fantasies are just that
Fantasies.
As one never sees too much
One never lives too much
One never loves too much.
One never lives enough.
And in your end, I will protect you
As this thing we call life
Reminds us of that day
Where your eyes see this world
For the first time
And will see it once more
For one last time,
I will be here to protect you
From what the world has never been
And you will become a memory
Impatient, distilled,
One of the most important
And needed things
My eyes have ever seen.