(Orlando, Syria, Sandy Hook, Gaza, Nigeria…)
My vision blurs
the world; things
are softer, easier
to ignore—
clarity fails.
I don’t need glasses
to read, or write;
the word seems
black and white,
easier to discern—
The latest horrors
are far away;
I am tired,
and rub my myopic eyes.
(June 13, 2016)
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