Blindness, the Book.

Douglas Blair 1951 (London)



Just take one norm
In the science fix
And give it a twist.
In this case
Vision.
Coordinating function
Business, transport
Clean-up, education
Medical helps
Law and order.
Telecommunication.
Instantly and without notice
Blind in traffic, on the sidewalk
Seated by computer monitors
In hospital corridors.
And government can only apprehend
Sequester in safe “places of medical
Attention”, lock up.
And leave the wicked king-pins
On the inside
To horrible devices and villainy.
But one incarcerated
Our heroine is inside
With sight intact.
Can she effect rescues, requitals.
Author Jose Saramago does
All of this brilliantly.
And bad guys lose.
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Words 110
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 28

Douglas Blair

Blogging poems since 2008. Once a lawyer in general practice. Then 32 years as Shipper in a heavy metal fabricating plant. Retired 2022. Married and father of two. Poet. Hiker. Harmonica Busker. Gospel enthusiast. Photographer. http://shootdempix.blogspot.com/ more…

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