A stare
will become
a scar
if you don't watch it
like a hawk
and if you let it
loose darkness
will swoop
through the rafters
in the loft
while you lie there
letting night
swell into a wound
like the red moon
and your eyes
will fill with vines
of poison ivey
itching to be blind
and wishing
to pour the pain
away forevermore.

find me braver,
find me kinder
find me loving with
a wide-open heart
find me with flowers on my head
and forgiveness in my heart
find me alive,
find me in love

"Schotoma"
A partial loss of vision or blind spot in an otherwise normal visual field.

In a way, we all ignore the obvious things in front of us without realization of ignorance. I remained oblivious.

Oblivious to the boy in the corner who knew I was beautiful before I came to the realization myself. I remained ignorant.

Ignorant to love I didn't believe I deserved; we accept the love we think we deserve.

I have come to understand, I deserve a lot more than I once believed.