Someone Else’s Eyes

If you could see the world through someone else’s eyes
Who’s eye would you choose they be?
I might choose the eyes of my critics,
So I could learn to become a better me.

Or, the eyes of a small child
To recapture some of that innocence I have forgot;
The eyes of my lover
Are the eyes I would choose not.

Maybe the eyes of an invalid,
To fill up with empathy;
Or, the eyes of a courageous hero
Some time ago lost to history;

Perhaps the eyes of an artist,
Who in everything sees the beauty;
Or, the eyes of an architect,
Seeing everything in perfect symmetry.

If you could see the world through someone else’s eyes,
Who’s eyes might you select?
If you choose to use my eyes
You would notice that I see you with all due respect.