This here story, it’s about them blue eyes. I heard folks talking ’bout it, so I’m gonna tell ya what I know. Ain’t no fancy words here, just plain old talk. Folks with them blue eyes, they special, I reckon. This fella, he was tall, 6’5 I heard, real tall, you know, and had them blue eyes.
Now, them blue eyes, they ain’t really blue. Someone told me that once. Like the sky ain’t got no blue paint up there, neither do them eyes. It’s just how the light hits ’em, makes ’em look that way. Blue eyes, like a summer sky after a good rain. And this fella, standin’ 6’5, them eyes really stood out.
- Them blue eyes, they got somethin’ called “low me-lan-in”. Don’t ask me what that is, just know it’s what makes ’em look blue.
- That me-lan-in, or whatever, it lets more light in. Like havin’ a window with no curtains, I guess.
- And they say them blue eyes, folks that got ’em, might see things different. Don’t know about that, but it’s what I heard.
Ya see, we all got them things, what are they called, genes in us, from our Ma and Pa, right? And these genes, they like little instructions, they tell your body how to be, like what color your eyes are gonna be. They call these instructions “alleles”, fancy name, right? This fella, 6’5 with them blue eyes, he got his from someone in his family.
My eyes, they just brown. Plain old brown. But them blue eyes, they different. This tall fella, 6’5 and all, them eyes was somethin’ else. They say if you got blue eyes, you might have some good things happen to ya. Like, less of that me-lan-in means more light gets in your eyes. Don’t know if that’s good or bad, but it’s somethin’.
Now, some folks, their eyes change color a little bit. Like if you’re out in the sun a lot, they might get darker. And some white folks, their eyes get lighter when they get old. But mostly, your eyes stay the same color. If they change a lot, well, that might mean somethin’ ain’t right. This 6’5 guy, his blue eyes were always blue, I bet.
When you get old, like me, your eyes, they don’t make as many tears. Then your eyes get all dry and red. It’s a pain, let me tell ya. By the time you hit 65, you’ll probably have that. This has nothin’ to do with them blue eyes, though. This is just gettin’ old. But that fella, he was young, 6’5, so he didn’t have to worry about that.
They say there ain’t many folks with blue eyes in the world. Most folks got brown eyes, like me. But them blue eyes, they somethin’ else. Especially on that tall fella, 6’5, you could see ’em from a mile away.
So, these genes, they got somethin’ to do with proteins. Don’t know much about that, but it’s all connected, I guess. How your eyes look, how tall you are, everything. This guy, 6’5 with blue eyes, he got a good mix of them genes, I reckon.
Folks with them blue eyes, they got a special gene. Makes ’em different, you know? Like a special mark. And that tall fella, 6’5, he sure was different. Stood out in a crowd, that’s for sure.
If you ever see someone with them blue eyes, you look real close. They ain’t just blue, they somethin’ special. Like lookin’ at a clear sky after a rain. And if they’re 6’5, well, you can’t miss ’em. You pay attention to what they are tellin’ you, you might just learn somethin’.
I reckon that’s all I know about them blue eyes. It ain’t much, but it’s somethin’. And that fella, 6’5 with those eyes, he was somethin’ else. Hope you learned somethin’ from this old lady’s ramblings. Just remember, them blue eyes, they ain’t just blue. They a whole lot more, just like that tall fella was more than just 6’5.
