Eyes Wide Open

But see nothing beyond your cup of coffee or the dry cleaning list.

What about 
when you wake up 
and don't see
anything?

Like your eyes
don't work,
well, they work,
but they don't 
see anything,
well, nothing beyond 
your cup of coffee
or the dry cleaning list.

You look outside
and the sunrise
burns holes into
your eye sockets
and drills into
your soul.

You wince. 

You look around
and see
kids running 
down the street
excited and laughing 
on their way to 
elementary school, 
hopefully running along
a safe and promising path
full of opportunities 
and affirmation,
but you worry.

You see 
neighbors walking 
their dogs 
and sweeping their sidewalks
and moving their cars
and just standing and talking,
sharing and caring.

Your eyes abide
by a different schedule,
like little kids,
they awake each day
wonderous and ready,
open to whatever 
might come their way,
big or small,
hopeful that it's
in the right direction
and that you'll agree
to go along.

Your eyes burn
for that promising path
but what about 
those days when 
you don't see
anything?