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!