Sedative Eyes

-Sedative Eyes-
by Keaton Foster



Upon
The desk
Oh the heck
Sedative eyes
Looking back
Ripped
From my skull
Torn
From their sockets
I was assured
I wouldn’t need them
All connections
Severed
Oh the hell
They have seen
No one should
Want them
But they did
My donation
To science
While I’m alive
I’m numb
A pipeline of drugs
Floods my veins
I feel nothing
Same as before
Chained to my bed
Left for dead
They’ll be surprised
When I wake up
When I tell them
A may be blind
But I can still see
When one sense
Is set free
The others
Get in line
Pulling the weight
Left behind
Carrying the load
Of the burden sown
Sedative eyes
Find a new home
In a person
Much more deserving
Forget the terror
Replace the images
Of all that has been done
Come to know beauty
Begin to see with clarity
I’ll be fine without you
I’ll survive
Despite their wishes
I’ll carry on
The war will wage
As the darkness invades
But I’ll find a new way
Without you
And your method of sight
I’ll see the world around
Via memories and sound
Upon
The desk
Oh the heck
Sedative eyes
Looking back
Ripped
From my skull
Torn
From their sockets
I was assured
I wouldn’t need them
I signed on the line
Gave them permission
Upon my death
Take all that you wish
But here I am blind
And very much alive…


Sedative Eyes
Written by Keaton Foster Copyright © 2015.