Thank you, Anni. Maybe I'm a masochist because I do like making things difficult for myself. I considered rhyming each line as well, but that was a bridge too far. Perhaps next time...
Innocent the eyes that greet the morning,
eagerly drink the world anew,
unblinkered to the piercing light,
wide open to a hope revealed;
so the babe in gurgling wonder
swims in pristine future bright.
Wounded peeks through shuttered eyelids,
experience retreats into the dream.
Line count: 8
Free verse
For Express It In Eight, 03.15.23, and Shadows and Light Poetry Contest, March 2023
Prompt: Write a wide-eyed poem.
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