The girl with the multicolored eye
A poem on heterochromia
You may not have met
As interesting folk as I
It’s quite a rare characteristic
Having a multicolored left eye
It boasts two colors
Divided equally in two
The one side is hazel
And the other is blue
Oh the first half of my left eye
A crystal shade of blue
As intense as an ocean
What a marvelous hue
If you looked into my eyes
Perhaps you would fall in love too
The second half of my eye
Is the color of hazel
The bark of a tree
But who in my family could have given this to me?
Where did it come from? I plea
My mother’s eyes
Are the same crystal blue
When I realized my father’s
Were of a hazel hue
Hazel and blue
What a stunning creation
I was fortunate to be blessed
With such a beautiful mutation
Could you imagine it?
My iris painted like a classic Monet?
Half blue like the sky
On a warm summer’s day
The other half hazel
Like a handcrafted table
The color of wood
On an old-fashioned stable
Take a look into my eyes
And we’ll turn into
A classic romantic fable
But you may be wondering
As did I
How did I acquire
Such an interesting eye?
Well you’ve come to the right place
Sit down and listen to the tale
That I will tell you
Of how my left eye
Turned half hazel, half blue
It is quite uncommon
This unique creation
For it only occurs
In less than one percent
Of the human population
My left peeper was not always this way
It was blue when I was a kid
But as I progressed through my younger years
Something mysterious happened, oh yes it did
Little by little
The color hazel snuck in
It began its takeover
And ceased when I turned 10
At first I was frightened
Was this a disease?
And so to the eye doctor I went
Who provided me some relief
I was told it was not harmful
And not to worry
But my mind grew curious
And years later I made a query
To the internet I went
In search of my question to be answered
What could it be?
What is my condition?
I pondered
The name appeared before me
Wanting to learn, I read
Diving further into the web
Scrolling down it said
Heterochromia
What a fascinating word
With a sexy definition
A multicolored eye
An eye with some fashion
It divides perfectly into two
The one half hazel
The other half blue
Reading onward
I noticed that famous celebrities
Had these unique eyes too
Mila Kunis
Benedict Cumberbatch
Demi Moore
Just to name a few
The same resources also told me
There could be some reasons
The left half of your eye
Is the shade of a tree
As an infant
Some concern could be raised
But fear not
For more than likely
There is no need to be phased
Heterochromia is mostly benign
But other telling factors
Could perhaps be a sign
In order to know for sure
Go to the doctor’s office
Step in line
Unless there are other physical symptoms
You need not be concerned
Go home and rest now
Some relief has been earned
My colorful appendage
Has earned the gaze
It’s drawn me attention
And caused people to be amazed
I smile back at them
For I proudly flaunt my unique trait
If you have multicolored eyes
You too could relate
For the eyes are the window
To the very center of my soul
And for a gal with heterochromia
You will be pulled into my eyes
Just like a black hole
For if you see my face
You will be mesmerized too
And you will be happy to know the girl
Who’s left is half hazel half blue
About the Creator
Grace Linn
Just your neighborhood friendly nerd
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