Myopia
I have been near-sighted from a young age. Spectacles are a great help but you still have to deal with it anyway, most people don't realize that. This was written many years ago, it's one of my earliest poems.
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I wonder if they have an idea,
When my friends joke with me,
What it's like to have myopia,
Being close, yet too far to see.
I wonder if they have an idea,
When my friends joke with me,
What it's like to have myopia,
Being close, yet too far to see.
No doubt, fatal illness surpasses,
Not having a normal sight;
It's still no fun relying on glasses,
In order to see things right.
It's tricky, reading others' looks;
To tell a sneer from a frown.
Sometimes the print on some books,
Just kind of puts me down.
Some have deemed me a snob,
Thinking I saw them yet pretended,
But I seldom see till I'm close-up,
Not knowing, they get offended.
Should my sneaky little glasses,
Decide to pull a disappearing act;
Navigating either rooms or classes,
Then requires a lot more tact.
Myopia can be tough, it is true,
But ain't I grateful I still see?
The specs are helpful, stylish too,
And so what else could it be.
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