Hopelessly Blind

He cannot witness

robins fly

or summer clouds

throughout the sky.

 

He cannot grasp

a blue or green

for colors 

he has never seen.

 

He wants to see

a birthday clown!

Even the shape

of mommy's night-gown.

 

He sometimes pees

on bathroom floors

and bumps

into some metal doors.

 

He sheds a tear

in guilt

and hugs his mommy

with a sigh;

 

Convinced his parents

better be

if only  

he would die.

Author's Note

I volunteered with blind people in the past. I learned a lot about their world and how they perceive their surroundings. Their stories gave me inspiration, along with appreciation of my own healthy condition I often, like many, take for granted.

Reviews

[Kathy Van Kurin]

Guy Drori,
"Hopelessly Blind" was very intuitive and a careful peek into the life of someone without the ability to grasp life through vision. You gave some very real examples of what most take for granted in every day life, "Crows flying through the sky and colors, red and green." The shape of mama's nightgown and daddy's suits and boots," Then the embarrassment of missing the toilet and bumping into walls and his parents protecting him from falling down the stairs. Life is a complex road for all of us and I found a clue of what a sightless person must go through. Iv'e not read a poem like this before. It was very informative for me. Bless you much! kathy

[guy drori]

Thanks for the review Kathy!
I'm glad I gave you more insight into this world. As someone who worked with blind people in the past, I was exposed to a certain extent to their daily lives, and it was quite sad to see (Although don't get me wrong, many blind people are independant and lead a satisfying life).
Life is definitely a complex road for those who are disabled and even for those who are not.
(Sorry for the late reply :)

[Kathy Van Kurin]

Thankyou for your kind and thoughtful response. It is nice to get further information concerning the backround of someone's work. We people are complex. so this is good to know about. Bless you. Kathy

[Einstein Noodle]

i initially thought there are some syntax issues "...clouds among the sky" (in the sky or throughout the sky) and "and strongly bumped
in doors." (into doors or even through the doors)
but perhaps you are using some licence ... i do understand the images you are creating
i think the issue of depression is something we don't think much as being associated with physical challenges in people; i am guessing that it is much more prevalent than we think ..great job of bringing that to your poem
E.

[guy drori]

Thank you for the review . . .
concerning the syntax issues you brought up, I will look into them, you might be correct. (Though writing "into" instead of "in" in the sixth stanza flows less well)
Indeed we often fail to associate depression with physical disabilities, and are forgetting how much our health is important.