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Blind As a Bat

Blind am I? My sight is gone, But blind? Not I! My ears can hear, My tongue can taste, My nose can smell, My eyes though broken Are still the windows to My soul! I sense your movement. I memorize your place. I see your face through my hands Through my skin; I sense with in. I move quicker than you. I see more than you may think. I see your cluttered room, The fly on your window, The day old pizza under your bed, The old spice perfume fuming from your pores, I sense your playful arrogance in front of my nose. I am not blind, I merely can’t see.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2011




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Date: 1/8/2011 8:22:00 AM
Do they call this being charmed? Must have been the old spice did the job. Enjoyed mucho. Love, Dave
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Date: 1/6/2011 3:07:00 PM
Thankyou Sara I'm glad I made you lighter in spirit. : ) And um, I'm slightly perplexed by this statement "Speaking as one who is blind and uses all their other senses to fill in for the lack of the eyes..I hope just on a topic and not really what you are experiencing..." if you would rephrase.. not sure I'm comprehending. Thankyou. : )
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Date: 1/6/2011 6:34:00 AM
Speaking as one who is blind and uses all their other senses to fill in for the lack of the eyes..I hope just on a topic and not really what you are experiencing..Your presence at my work lifted my spirits...Sara
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