Sight Unseen

Sight Unseen

I see a faint light in the corner of a darkened room;

Revealing a wall that never was,

Illuminating a shrouded door

Leading to roads never taken; never dreamt of.

I see a compass, its needle perennially restless,

Misguided, disillusioned, and chaotic,

Finally resting into true north

After catching the briefest glance at home.

I see a window, opened involuntarily,

Exposing me to sights I'd previously ignored,

To scents, I never knew I'd missed,

And to the soothing sound of the swift, cool breeze.

I see the flame emitted from a candle,

Lit by a match struck without touching tinder;

Its origins, forever a mystery,

Its presence, always a blessing.

I see a constellation, newly discovered;

A pattern so neatly arranged, so effortlessly luminous,

Making me shamefully conscious of my blindness,

Knowing I can now never unsee it, in every night sky.

I see a tide, crashing into the shoreline;

An unbeckoned stranger to the status quo,

But whose appearance brought about a change

Now fundamental to the shore's constitution.

I see the ladder we both climb,

With your foot on a higher rung,

Albeit not too far ahead,

Just close enough to give me a helping hand.

I see the bridge between where I am

And the potential for where I could be,

With you before me, encouraging me forward,

No longer carrying me, but paving my way.

I see my thoughts, given voice

By you, always a step ahead of me,

As if you've been privy to a book

Whose pages I haven't yet gotten the chance to turn.

I see the kindest face of gravity

Pulling me back down to earth, grounding me

In the gentlest manner;

One which always draws me near.

I see the blazing hearth on a winter night,

Steady, consistent, warm, pacifying,

Impossible to leave,

And altogether heavenly in its serenity.

I see the notes of my favourite song;

One which I never planned to play

And whose melody was once unfamiliar and strange,

But is now always welcome at its start.

And I wonder,

If you knew what I behold,

Would you still believe

That you remain unseen?