The Inspector of Eyes

The Inspector of Eyes


Appointed for life
the inspector of eyes
can never avoid
discovering things
he’d rather avoid.
He can only recover, 
get up, stagger out,
see anew, rediscover,
greet what he sees
once again with a sigh.


Donal Mahoney
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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April 20, 2010 at 7:20 PM
I have one poem shorter than the for entertainment purposes only--I do tend to be concise don't I??:)
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