One Meter Away From Sight

This piece showcases an exclusive insight into a blind woman's quarantine/lockdown experience.

Quarantined but not isolated
Now you feel it too!
Welcome to my reality
Socially distanced by the darkness

Surrounded by my kids
Touched by my lover
I feel them
I see their presence clearly now

You all link and meet up via zoom
But, no matter how much I zoom in 
the darkness maintains the distance
One meter away from sight

Quarantined in blindness.

Written by: Bunmi Jules




 

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  1. Bunmi JulesOctober 6, 2022 at 10:38 AM

    What's your view about this literary piece?

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    1. AnonymousOctober 17, 2022 at 7:49 PM

      This one physically hurts to read. I could feel her reality. She's not begging for pity, or charity. Her darkness, her loneliness is permanent. Ours was but for a moment.

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    2. Bunmi JulesOctober 19, 2022 at 4:16 PM

      You encapsulated my poem so perfectly!! 👍🏾

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