"I Need No Eyes, For I Can See"

[Blue Canary]

The windows blew

In gusts for outside

I sat up, I opened my eyes


I wasn't there

In the windowed room

I was outside, where darkness loomed


I was lost

I didn't know

Where I started, or where to go


Not a knight

But was on a quest

I never stopped; I couldn't rest


I climbed high

Up the mountain

To find the fabled wisdom fountain


It went forever

That mountain path

I fought to face the winter's wrath


The summer heat

The spring storms, the fall rain

Was it worth these days of pain?


Soon I got there

All bruised and broken

With my single magic token


Then I saw him

The one I sought

Who could solve my problems, answer my thoughts.


A blind old man

His body was lean

His face was dark, but I could see


His old gray beard

His lack of eyes

He couldn't see, but he was wise


I only got one

A single question

To answer all my years of frustration


“Greetings” he said

His old voice raspy

“What is your question, that needed asking?”


I thought hard

I held my tongue

I didn't want to waste this; I only got one


I took deep breaths

And then cleared my throat

And finally, confidently, I spoke


“What is your secret?”

I finally asked

“Why are you so wise, if you would please tell me that?”


He didn't move

For a good long minute

But then he opened his mouth, and then he said it.


“I have lived long”

He didn't fret telling me

“I have been many places, I have seen many things.”


“You don't have eyes!”

I quickly yelled out

I didn't stop to think before I did shout


“You are correct,

but it doesn't matter to me

I need no eyes, for I can see”


Now I'm at home

I am there in my bed

Those eight simple words, swirling around in my head


I heard his words

but what do they mean?

“I need no eyes, for I can see”

 

[27ジョーカーソン]

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[Blue Canary]

"I Need No Eyes, For I Can See"

The windows blew

In gusts for outside

I sat up, I opened my eyes


I wasn't there

In the windowed room

I was outside, where darkness loomed


I was lost

I didn't know

Where I started, or where to go


I'm not a knight

But I was on a quest

I never stopped; I couldn't rest


I climbed high

Up the mountain

Past the forest, past the fountain


It went forever

That mountain path

I fought to face the winter's wrath


The summer heat

The spring storms, the fall rain

Was it worth these days of pain?


Soon I got there

All bruised and broken

I was beaten and battered, tired and shooken.


Then I saw him

The one I sought

Who could solve my problems, answer my thoughts.


A blind old man

His body was lean

His face was dark, but I could see


His old gray beard

His lack of eyes

He couldn't see, but he was wise


I only got one

A single question

To answer all my years of frustration


“Greetings” he said

His old voice raspy

“What is your question, that needed asking?”


I thought hard

I held my tongue

I didn't want to waste this; I only got one


I took deep breaths

And then cleared my throat

And finally, confidently, I spoke


“What is your secret?”

I finally asked

“Why are you so wise, if you would please tell me that?”


He didn't move

For a good long minute

But then he opened his mouth, and then he said it.


“I have lived long”

He sighed as he told me

“I have been many places, and things, I've seen many”


“You don't have eyes!”

I questioned his answer

His calm demeanor like that of a dancer


He looked at me.

And then the old man spoke

His reply was the most confusing thing ever spoken or wrote.


Now I'm at home

I am there in my bed

Those eight simple words, swirling around in my head


I heard his words

but what do they mean?

“I need no eyes, for I can see”