An Ode to the eyes

Everything visible is reflecting light, 

Some manufacture their own, some borrow from the wild

Nevertheless, you catch them all 

All i need to do is point

And you take care of the paint 

Since i was 10 I needed help to paint,

Colors were vivid, but each point corresponded to more than it needed to 

So i used lenses, so I needn't squint nor strain

What started off a window, evolved to become a shield 

A separation between me and everything I saw 

Today I try raising the shield

See what the world looks like, unassisted 

In doing so I open myself to the risk 

Of the window being half open 

or more worryingly, never quite see the same 

I hope I read you shieldless, the other side 

But if not, this was a risk you accepted, and one you will live with