I Wear a Frame to Compensate

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I wear a frame to compensate,

My eyes too warped to see,

Near-sighted, I see only blurs

Where light and detail should be

But when I look closely through

Complex, distorted stars,

I see the surface of my eyes

Projected on retinal walls

And how do I describe it, 

Which only I can see?

What words or lines can capture this

Glowing, microscopic glass

What a sole perspective,

The cells across my eyes,

Arranged in one specific way,

Bend one specific light

So it seems to go,

The tiny, natural arts

Leave us blind to love, or wear

The world's warped frame to compensate

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