Achromatopsia

The world used to be so bright and clear.

She loved to watch the sun rise every morning,

and couldn't wait for the moon to make its presence known.

She was in love with the universe.

Watched the planets as they sat for hours,

through the lense of her powerful telescope.

One day she looked too close to the sun.

Its rays were very powerful and overwhelming.

She quickly tried to blink out the light from her eyes.

Instead found that she was becoming blind.

In an instant, her whole world turned black.

There was no sign of any color or light passing through.

She could feel her teardrops falling,

onto her little hands and down to the floor.

She knew that she would never be the same again.

Every morning as she wakes up,

she still goes and plays in the sun.

Basking in the warmth and beauty that it brings.

Her heart is heavy with every passing moment,

knowing that she will never see all of nature again.

She sits broken hearted as she reminisces.

All of the days that meant so much to her.

Those days of endless sunlight and beauty,

that she will never get to see again.