I can’t /
see that happening. /
//
No /
is an answer that shuts /
down conversations. /
No /
is a complete /
sentence. /
//
My vision /
is not complete. /
//
I have no right /
to ask you /
to tell me /
how you don’t see. /
//
I can feel /
how shaky /
is this bridge /
across /
open air. /
//
Proprioception /
centers me /
in where I am. /
//
Sometimes /
I lose /
the edges of me. /
//
If I gave up /
my light /
I would not /
have your sonar. /
//
If I paint /
in texture /
if I ask this child /
how it feels /
if I listen /
to this neighbor /
talk about the bus route /
he navigates by voice /
if I breathe /
the purple /
(sorry) /
scent of lilacs /
will you let me /
ask /
how you sense things? /
(It’s okay /
to say no.) /
//
No lightbulbs here /
sorry. /
I installed /
a grow light /
and /
a low-power bulb /
last week. /
I know you have the right /
to use them too /
and I have no right /
to question. /
//
Far away from me, /
You are in your place. /
You do what you do. /
You don’t not see. /
//
I don’t grenfelz /
I can’t grok /
I would’t have any idea how to begin /
to x, y, or z.
//
Cousin, if you gave me /
a lightbulb /
I would put it in a lamp. /
If you gave me /
a gift /
I would hold it /
carefully, carefully /
in my two hands /
cradle it warmly /
breathe in. /
//
And if you /
told me /
how to use your idea /
I would listen. /
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