The Blink of an Eye

By Abi Alperovich

Posted on October 1, 2025

Cover Image Title: Dog Days

Cover Image by: Jules

Classification: Photography

Specifications: 4096 pixels X 2740 pixels

Year: 2025

Location: Ohio, U.S.A.

The sun is back up again, 

Mere seconds ago it was up as well

It shined so bright

It shined through glass, 

Onto the petals of flowers,

Under the trees with spring leaves,

And around your eyes 

Shining blindingly 

The day was light 

Only flickers of darkness block those days 

The nights flood with colors and kaleidoscopic patterns

A contrast to the glimmer of the day

A soft hue of dawn 

Relaxing your eyes for only a moment

Recovering from the strain of day

Entertaining the mind 

with galleries of paint:

Van Goh’s starry night cowers at the palette of the world imagined

But the exhibit only lasts the night 

For when the day comes, 

The eye is forced to look upon

The fixed colors of the world

The paint forever left under your mind

Waiting for the next moment of night

The colors in the night

The blended imagination 

The canvas of infinity 

The aloof space of night in day

The warmth of the darkness against your eyes 

Then 

Once again

Light floods through the eye

As the gates to nature open

The sun is back up again

Description:

This poem takes place within the blink of an eye. The entire scene is painted within the time frame of someone blinking. I was inspired by the book "Long Way Down " by Jason Reynolds. The book takes place during an elevator ride as a young boy grapples with inner turmoil over life decisions. I read this book when I was younger, and I found it interesting that so much could happen in such a short period of time. I decided to take that as a challenge to write a poem within such a short timeframe. Therefore, I thought to myself: What is the shortest amount of time that people experience? Then, I remembered the saying, “In the blink of an eye,” and so my poem was born.

[ Writing Editor: Anonymous. ]