Written by Gail DeBole on
December 27, 2023
Updated December 28, 2023
I told my eye doctor about my blurred sight
And that it had caused me somewhat of a fright.
It only took a minute for him to surmise
The problem within each of my eyes.
He said, “There is a cure. No need for alarm.
Your eyes can be fixed without any harm."
He said that since removing my cataracts two years ago
Scar tissue grew in secret and became my eyes’ foe.
The dastardly tissue blocked my ability to see
And, after his words, I was somewhat relieved.
My eyes were numbed on the day of the cure
While I was waiting in line for my turn.
A laser would shoot beams of light to remove
The scar tissue and my sight would improve.
The first sharp pop was startling at first
But then I realized it was a healing burst.
The doctor seemed to have smiling bursts of his own
And smiled each time a crisp zap seemed to explode.
While he zapped the scar tissue villain, I felt no pain.
Did his imagination turn this into a video game?
LIFE'S LIKE A VIDEOGAME by Daniel Baez
Life is partly like a video game,
Except you cannot play again or have multiple lives,
It may be difficult and might have some obstacles in the way
And also, things might happen unexpectedly.
But don’t get stressed when they do,
Try to advance in the game and end in it happily
But once you have made it to the end, you cannot go back.
But don’t be sad while you are still in the game,
Enjoy the game while you're playing
and don’t think of how it will end or when,
Try to stay positive in the time until then.
Don’t skip levels or be cheating in the game.
Don’t lie down and be waiting for something to happen
Instead, try to commit in it and make worth of the game
so you can enjoy it!
Don't get distracted by the videogame
Distortion effect hollars
Slipping tricky thumbs bothered
By coin slip franchise misfits
Cops in collars, never bother
Blowing up stop signs and mail boxes
Skateboarding through town, shuffling around
Cocktails and marsupials
Grins that shegrin amped up
Plenitude posed as holy redeemer
Careful when you leave her
Heart balloons carry an ancient tune
Blessed in tombs, caressed
magnetic earth chanting
There's room to escape
Videogame rantings insane
A gift
Is not to appease
Is not to pacify
Is not pretence of a loveless lie
It is something true from within
Not an object tainted with sin
A gift is within you
A gift is not just something I send you
It is more than buying a teddy bear
It is something that shows you care
To care, to love with your whole heart
This gift of giving is the start
It is something I made with hands
Something that the memory withstands
It is more than a new videogame
It is something that when seen speaks your name
Because it is from deep inside
Not something you give to bribe
Or uphold your image to another
It is the strange wooden box made by a brother
So when handing yours out
Make sure that this is what it is all about
Cause the person receiving will know
If you just gave the gift for show
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