the rigid lens

woke up this morning
thought i might give it a try
why not put a shard of plastic hell into my eyes for a day
thought it was a good idea

walk outside on my way to class
phone in hand as i get the latest goss
thank you invisible molecule so small yet i can still feel it

right now
in my eye
under my lens
the pain begins
i feel the scratch
a needle
piercing through my cornea
the twitch is unstoppable
maybe my fingers can help
the ducts open up
and the tears flow
and flow
get
the hell
out of
my eye
you piece
of crap
it's hopeless
all i can hear is pain
flush it out
GET OUT
there's no way
oh great odin's raven
the lens in the inner corner of my eye
not now
i can't take it
make it stop
move it away
the tears flow
and flow
and flow
and
eureka
i found it at last
relief
i exhale
let my soul back in
for for that one split second
i was not on the street
i was in a rigid contact lens netherworld
oh sweet solace
wipe the tears
on with life
goodnight