Retina: By Gabrielle Bates

inside my world of subtle hues and shapes
 are the silhouette of faces and spaces 
peeking past the rim I find my escape
a perpetual blur where reality erases 
blur is my peace, blur is my fear  
it brings a peaceful silence to my world
 in tandem it upheaves my hidden tear 
I pray for my eyes to go un-pearled 
their faces abstract, yet known to me 
their shapes, details, and colors soften 
the face no longer looks normal to me 
but the memory is not forgotten 
I seek to portray the plight, of a constant fight 
of moments stolen within my own mind 
 so I’ll show you through my sight 
to catch a glimpse of a vision so blind 
my retina interpreted yet forever untold 
so gaze into the aperture that are my eyes 
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