The Iris

[street_symphony]

I finished this earlier this week. It's a poem based around my progression of the last few months. I haven't decided if it's corny or not yet, but I haven't written anything not related to school in so long that I felt like I needed to finish it. I started it...oh, maybe October? Anyway, I like the image of the iris because it takes on different meanings here.



Watching the days and weeks go by
Becomes just one more chore
So sick and tired of second-guessing
I can't let the cold beat me anymore

I look for a change to inspire
Words don't you fail me now
But the darkness still tries to creep in
And I need an iris to see the light

Trying to push out thoughts that burn
Wanting a spark to just glow
Wondering how long this will go on,
How much time can go by for the blank page

Thinking that if only the sky
Could lose its hue of gray
Wishing that time would bring some relief
'Cause I need an iris to feel alive

It's something that I have to do
Something I need to be
But this something feels so far away
Waiting for the light to shine into me

Could one moment be just enough
To take a chance on sight
As the sun climbs over the horizon
Will I find the iris I need to be?

Try to be honest with myself
It isn't really bad
Maybe make the dark clouds fade away
Hoping the world will seem a little green

If I'm open to all the signs
Color is coming through
If I'm a poet, that's how it will be
And I've found the iris I need to see