I blinded myself
I gouged out my eyes
I used two rusty prongs
On an old ***** fork
It hurt
A lot

Then I forgot
I couldn't remember why
I blinded myself for a reason
WHY?!
Why would I do this?!
How could this be?
For nothing?
For no one?
For me.

I dropped my eyes
I crawled in the dirt
The hard, dry ground
Was a cruel playground
Glass and old nails
Hazards unavoidable
Without eyes

I found my eyes
My hand brushed slime
Or was it tears?
I reeled back
Disgusted, by my own eye
But slowly,
With all the fear of ignorance
I reached out again
VICTORY!

I fixed my eyes
It was difficult
I spun them around
They swirled in the sockets
When light appeared
I stopped them still
With the fork
Mistake

My vision returned!
I could see the world
In all its glory
But mostly its horror
With sight came memory
It was from terror
I blinded myself to save
What little shred
Of humanity I had

With healing came scars
I couldn't remove
My scabbed eyeballs
Slick with blood
And now the world,
Frightening and brutal
Was painted a red
That was surprisingly
Pleasant