See the image through a drop of water
\nOr an ocean; it makes no difference:
\nThe object is vague as a bag of cherry jam
\nAs if the connection between the brain and
\nThe eye were playing a joke \u2014<\/p>\n
As if a child had programmed the graphics
\nFor today, and cleverly left out the line
\nOf code that distinguished between
\nToday and tomorrow.<\/p>\n
As if I left my glasses at home
\nAnd my astigmatic distortion said
\nHere’s what it’s really like: Enjoy.<\/p>\n
I wonder what my life would have been like
\nbefore optics. Could I have survived?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
See the image through a drop of water Or an ocean; it makes no difference: The object is vague as a bag of cherry jam As if the connection between the brain and The eye were playing a joke \u2014 … Continue reading