Through Tinted Shades

The world looks so much better thorough my tinted shades

I see things in my own light

and nobody else knows quite what it's like

I see things with a different slant

The greens are much more vibrant

The sky is an intricate painting

of aqua and a hazy pink glow

The lone goose in the field doesn't look quite as desolate

As there is a certain warmth surrounding his being

I feel protected, like nobody can invade this world

It's all my own, nobody else sees it the way I do

Through my tinted shades

Sometimes on rainy days

I take them off and see the world for what it is

No tint, no slant, just what it is

Take an objective look at my situation, my surroundings

I realize how much they distort the world

And that things aren't always what they may appear

Those days aren't always pleasant

For sometimes things are deceiving

Through tinted shades

Other times, the day is much brighter than what I saw through them

Those are the days when the sun warms my skin

The wind blows gently through the branches on the trees

And rustles the leaves scattered about the ground

The birds whisper their delicate melody

Those are the days I feel free

Feel like I don't need shades to see beauty

Feel like maybe we're all connected

Even though we all see things different

Through our tinted shades