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On (partial) blindness

Posted on14th February 201822nd November 2022AuthorJohn GilliesLeave a comment

When I consider how to represent my sixth of working light, my words collide with your fear of dark. Your visions hide the blindness born with me. You mourned sight sent before you into death. Let me invent a new account–half- light to place beside your grief, the beauty of blind life denied. I’d rather Read More …

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