vision

oh to meet people with vision
makes me feel awake again
away from the games
and assumptions
away from the tame
happy to watch
and not join in

oh to see a bit further
than your eyes allow you to
to have a scene in your head
to follow it through
what a wonder
and joy it is
a blank canvas
that can turn into
anything you want it to

oh to cherish this
opportunity in my hands
i feel i have been given a boat
to save me
from the drowning waves

and thank you
so inadequate
is there no other word to fit
the way my heart is bursting out
the way my life is growing up
and out

oh hold and wonder in this
that life could be so unpredictable
that anything could happen
no
that anything will happen
we cannot determine
how this wind will blow

oh vision guide me
let me not be afraid to follow
what my heart my hands and head
contain
the beauty of which remains
to be built upon
even as we speak
i feel excitement mounting up in me
and every day
a chance
that what i dream
can be created
now that i can see