I miss my
Rose colored glasses
Somehow along the way
I lost them
I am not sure where
But I know that I don’t have them any more
I wish I still did
Seeing life the way it really is
Is not always pleasant
My glasses really did help
Or at least I thought they did
Those were my favorite glasses
I don’t even know where I got them from
I am not sure if I bought them
Or if someone gave them to me
I don’t even know if I can buy another pair
Or maybe they are just gone forever
Those were some pretty glasses
I have asked around
But no one seems to know what happened to them
It would make them easier to find
If I knew when or where I lost them
But for some reason
My memory draws a blank
I just know one day I woke up
And all of a sudden
Things looked different
People looked different
Even I looked different in the mirror
All the roses were gone
I assumed that I would always have my
Rose colored glasses
I don’t remember a time when I didn’t have them
But that doesn’t mean that time doesn’t exist
It’s just not painted in my memory
Among many other things
But I guess I will have to just be ok with it
This new vision of mine came with
New taste and smell
Leaving me very confused
Many things just aren’t the way I thought they were
When I was looking through my rose colored glasses
Lacresha Dowdy is a graduate of Clinton High School, Piedmont Technical College, and Claflin University in Orangeburg. Since December, 2009, she has been the City of Clinton Municipal Court clerk of court, and also is a Community Relations Specialist with the city and President of the Clinton Rotary Club.
