ever since a wee lad
way back in second grade
near sightedness became
quite evident and difficult to ignore
forsooth while deep in the womb
visionary genesis made
with slight color blindness
also in the chromosomal store,
and so-called “floaters”
my own private kaleidoscope played
tag across field of view,
which process concentration
exhausted ability to attune
other senses to lend even a shade.
now as an older fellow,
who dons bifocals with pride
eligible by optometrist/ophthalmologist
to undergo laser to shine on lens
and render spectacles
superfluous as necessary guide
once anonymous philanthropist pens
adequate check for costly procedure,
whereby ocular weakness to hide,
whence ability to see keen as a hawk
with zoom empowered by tens.
meanwhile this wayward fellow
will pilgrimage to the virtual oracle of Delphi
hoping the priestess can deliver
like divine miracle worker for near blind
and if prayer (free of glasses answered)
will become prophet well nigh
no longer at the mercy groping
in the dark for misplaced eyewear to find
able to discern celestial objects
far away in the sky
which cosmic phenomena
t’will hypnotize this inquisitive mind!
