A Finer Eye

A Finer Eye

I have a finer eye
For things that swim around this place
The one could fill my every space
Its hands could seize the sky.

I’ll dive into your boughs
And punctuate the silent night
To keep this dwindling fire alight
Don’t vanish like a waning sight
Or break another vow.

I keep the others clear
Their venom breath will poison you
In ways I wished I never knew
The dread that you should follow through
Would pain me something dear.

Demoralizer, you!
I’d never known a lesser strife
And yet you gave me breath and life-
The only kind I knew.