Foresight (For Jack)
“Near-“or “far-” I never knew
which was which. I could see
things up close–that I knew…
but all was a blur away
in the distance.
I recall
my first pair of glasses. I
told my mom I could see all
leaves high up in the park tree,
that had been before a mere
mass of dark green.
Did the word
“Nerd” land on my little ear
when in school? I did not care:
now I could see all the world…
– Steve Shoemaker, Urbana, IL, Jan. 25, 2014
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