thank u for confirming me as a friend! now may be a friendship (even platonic) can commence by june, yes? tell me more about yourself before this august fellow, who rather not wait until september ends!

though nearsighted, i espy a great gal
if only for a virtual pal!

Myopia

ever since a wee lad way back in second grade
   near sightedness became quite evident
and difficult to ignore
forsooth in while deep in the womb
visionary genesis made
   with slight color blindness
also in the chromosomal store
and so-called “floaters”
like my own private kaleidoscope played
   tag across field of view in the process
concentration wore
out 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 oracle of Delphi
   hoping the priestess can deliver
like some divine miracle worker for near blind
and if prayer (to be free of glasses answered)
will become prophet well nigh
   no longer at the mercy per 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!

from::matthew scott harris
i.e. [email protected]