RUBY-TINTED EYES
I SEE THE WORLD OF NATURE
THROUGH RUBY-TINTED EYES
THE CLOUDS ARE AN OFF-PINK
THE WATER IS BLOODY CRIMSON
THE TREES BECOME A BRIGHT ORANGE
BUT I REMAIN THE SAME
I LOOK AT MY REFLECTION
WITH A SILVER-LINED CLOUD
MY IMAGE BEGINS TO FOG
BUT I DO NOT DISAPPEAR
MY FIGURE BEGINS TO SHINE
BUT THOSE OF OTHERS DO NOT
I SEE THE PEOPLE AROUND ME
WITH AN EBONY SHROUD AROUND THEM
THEIR OULOOK IS PITCH BLACK
THEIR OPTIMISM HAS BEEN ERASED
THEY HANG THEIR HEADS LOW
AND ON THEIR FACES BEAR
RUBY-TINTED EYES
