I Would Rather Be Blind
A poem about choosing to be blind instead of seeing
I would rather be blind
In darkness I wander,
Blind to what the eye can see,
Yet unencumbered by the weight
Of corruption and immorality.
No politics, no wars,
No judgments cloud my mind,
For in my blindness, I perceive
Only love and human kind.
I do not see the greed
That drives so many men astray,
Nor do I witness the hatred
That festers day by day.
My world is one of touch
And sound and scent and taste,
Where kindness is a currency
And love is never wasted.
I do not mourn my blindness,
Nor do I wish for sight,
For in this darkness I have found
A world that’s pure and bright.
So let them keep their eyesight,
Their view of what’s below,
For in my blindness I am free
To see the beauty that they’ll never know.
Yes, I would rather be blind
Than seeing the immorality and corruption (sins),
That people do in this world!
(An original poem by Danwil Reyes. Copyright 2023. All Rights Reserved.)
