Eyes Wide Open

With eyes wide open

I stare blindly into a future

I cannot see

 

Desperately I search for a rip in the fabric of time

a porthole to the future

 

I tear franticly at the veil that separates us

from all that is to come

 

I feel the moments of time

swaying in the balance     

as second by second my future is birthed into life

 

Terrified I fight aimlessly

against the impenetrable void of time

that holds me captive with its secrets

that will soon unfold unbidden into my life

 

Helpless I flounder in an ocean

of endless possibility

 

I drown in a sea of mistrust

of despair

of pain and sorrow

 

With baited breath I await a future

that could crush me with every twist and turn

 

Unyielding the future denies me access

into its mysterious depths

 

I cry out for mercy

but the cruel hands of time ignore me

as they continue relentlessly to turn

dragging me into a future that fills me with dread

 

Defeated I fall

I surrender to the unknown

I allow the waves of time to carry me away into the dark reaches of tomorrow

 

All control slips through my fingers

I am but an infant in the hands of destiny

 

Weak and without substance I drift away

to a land unknown and unheard of

a silent land that teeters

in the balance of life and death

Darkness descends upon my soul

and for a time I am held

in the tight grip of uncertainty

 

I feel my soul sway in the balance

but then my entire being explodes with light

 

Miraculously I start to rise upwards

into a place of warmth and safety

 

Immediately I feel my troubles

fall away from me

my fears run freely from my soul

as tears of relief flood my eyes

and rain down upon a world

that is blinded by its own pride

 

A gust of wind catches me and carries me home

sunlight encases me with its warmth

and I welcome its touch

 

The future is still hidden from me

a mystery waiting to unfold

a moment waiting to be birthed into life

but I am no longer afraid

for how can I fear that which I do not know

 

The future is only a second away

from this very moment

and it is for this moment that I now live

 

The future will be as it intends to be

but today is my prize

 

Today I will live

I will love and learn and grow

 

Tomorrow is but a promise

a distant glow

a new day waiting to be birthed into life 

a dream waiting to be fulfilled

 

Today is all we really have

this moment

this second

this breath

this heartbeat

this life

until eternity claims us as its own

and we are lost to this world forever

Reviews

[Tate Morgan]

The future is what you . need to embrace No one can enjoy a future if they live in the past.All that was your life needs to become just that in your mind the past. Step into the dawn a new person smarter wiser more capable and serene.Dont harbor the regret just the caution . Smile and the worl will smile with you

[Carolann Dowsett]

True :) Thank you :)

[Tate Morgan]

Carol I need to sleep good nite dear see you tomorow

[Carolann Dowsett]

Night :)

[Overrated-World]

so strong and lovely, so good :)

[Carolann Dowsett]

Thank you :)

[Jordan's Back]

This is another Write that just, Wow!! You have taken the disparity of the lost and the disparity of the Forsaken and have transferred then from within the minds eye into one of salvation and hope and inspiration. This is another piece for my favorites.

[Carolann Dowsett]

Thank you, I'm speechless that you like it so much

[Night]

...absolutely beautiful my friend...this is exceptionaly deep, written with an understanding of the Spirit in us all...Bravo.:)

[Carolann Dowsett]

Thank you that means a lot to me

[Night]

...seriously Carolann, the eyes of your heart are wide open...the heart of a true poet...and it's an honor to make your aquaintance...God be with you always...Night.

[Carolann Dowsett]

Thank you so much, it is an honour to meet you also. I love your work.

[Night]

...you are sweet and I am smiling...thank you.:)

[Bob68]

Nice read. I like the feel of this. Has some strong lines. Good work!

[Carolann Dowsett]

Thank you :)

[Aly]

This is absolutely beautiful

[Carolann Dowsett]

Thank you :)

[Aly]

Welcome! Keep writing

[Sami Khalil]

Tomorrow is but a promise
a distant glow
a new day waiting to be birthed into life
a dream waiting to be fulfilled...
I like those lines the most...

[Carolann Dowsett]

Thank you :)

[Sami Khalil]

You are welcome... :)

[Cupcake.]

That was quite beautiful, the images exquisite. You are talented. My favorite line would have to be "as second by second my future is birthed into life", because that idea, that the future is born constantly and the second it is born it is the past, as a new future is born, and this cycle continues. All that and more is held in that one phrase, and you captured it well. Great job.

[Carolann Dowsett]

Thank you, your words are encouraging. I'm glad you enjoyed it.