He was one eyed blind
Couldn't see out the other
Lacked any visual perception
Everything he looked at
lacked any form - his friends;
his marriage; even himself
Did not like what he saw in
the mirror . . . took to walking
around with a seeing eye dog.
Kept getting bit - Rex didn't
know you shouldn't bite the
hand that feeds you; did it
anyway - wasn't as blind as
his master; tried to change
him but soon realized you
cannot teach an old fool new
tricks . . . packed his favorite
toy and bedding - hit the bricks.
Adding insult to injury, both his
friends and wife disowned him;
She told him to take their vows
and shove them; his friends
flipped him the finger - told him
to get lost; the whole sad thing
boiled down to one thing; he
couldn't see . . . for you see, all
he needed were glasses (got 'ya)!
'2008' RLS
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~One Eye Blind~
Low creeping thoughts
Inflames my lust; others' goods my envy
Misery is my pity; no one else's intoxicating wealth
Distilled so finely that it can filter through anything
For it does not need blind innuendoes nor broken truths
It can exist free and wild, running from a teary eye to a blind-teary eye
Sometimes it just wants parts of my detached body
Half-libel for repeated errors - thwarting another assassination attempt on myself
One eye blind decisiveness of a person ready to sacrifice their life for a half-obscure cause
The one eye blind conviction - I must do something about other people's inexcusable behavior
And that I may have to do it whether they like it or not
Derives from the assumption that the world is quickly turning to dust
One eye blind to the suffering liberated by decay
Willfully disobeying with feet of clay enthusiasm
Yielding hardness is their very core
Suddenly it seems that all have become one eye blind
Somehow now lost in the consciousness of a mortal danger
How vigilant they are in darkness with one eye blind to light
Forever sacrificing a present to a future good
As only as the one eye blind do of colors
Irrational one eye blind faith, they want to go backwards instead of forward
Believing they're always seen as the best, and scorn a guide for their empire
For there they'll reign, always one eye blind to things deeper than skin deep
One eye blind is the process of leading me gently back to myself - what is essential is invisible to the eye.
Copyright © 2005 Tinka Boukes and Dennis O'Bell
(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.
Regis
cannot teach an old fool new
tricks . . .
I hope that ain't really true, since this old fool still trys to learn somethin, every day!
Q: Why do bad people happen to good dogs?
Rockie
hugs,
Christine
Edwin
Creative and clever, my friend.
Blessings and huggs,
~Linda
Crafty and cunning, sleek ending though! Bet he got himself a new wife after getting new glasses! Great prolific write! Enjoyed it.
Cynthia
Thank You Your Kind Comments...
TRASK
stubborn ole goat he is...
sometimes hard things happen to make one see
"One Eyed Blind" Wow, very interesting poetic perception
dancing us around like that-clever Poet!!
Peace, Love & Poetry
Embraced~Embrassé
Vickie