I have forgotten to notice beauty.
The flowers, food and feathers of unknown birds.
Rays of sunlight glittering through colored windows.
The consistent sound of a distant stream in flow.
Running over wet grass drenched in dew.
The pleasing evanescent scents of noisy bazaars.
My life now is the aftermath of a war I have lost.
The war against ugliness; and my sense of beauty it has cost.
Even my only ally is dead; oh my hope!
Now I only see the worst of this world;
And I try to make myself at home.
I breathe in contempt and exhale pity.
I see the rotten, the scorn, the unkind.
I see murders cry, I see rapists regret, I see liars believing the truth.
Such is this world that only the blind can survive.
So; fight with vigor and fight to thrive.
This war with ugliness is your own war; keep your only ally alive.
And while you are at it;
Notice beauty.