The Game Of Astigmatism
I started wearing glasses at the age of ten. This is a story about my relationship with astigmatism...
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The game of astigmatism
I wear my glasses devotedly for a while
And the world is clear
I don't have to squint
And I feel like it's not so bad after all.
Then one day, I wonder why
Why I have to depend on 'something'
To see clearly
I convince myself
That my eyes are just being lazy
I decide to cure the laziness.
I decide to go without my glasses
And nod to myself, my eyes can do it
We will overcome
I don't squint for a while, and I feel 'cured' Then one day
I begin rubbing my eyes
To clear the 'thing' blurring my sight.
Soon I'm squinting
At the projector in church
Yet I form voltron and ignore the voice
Telling me to look for my glasses
And put them on.
I squint long enough
And one day the headache says "hello"
I tell myself I'm dehydrated
I drink a lot of water
And the headache is wished away.
An old picture with my old pair
But it comes again
And again
And soon it's a constant pest
And I find the blur getting worse
With my eyes blinking to clear it up.
I grudgingly accept
That it has been there
And the earlier I accept it
The better for me
I have astigmatism
So I have to wear my glasses
Or headache becomes my friend.
So I go back to wearing my glasses
The game may start all over again
But I'll try to stay devoted
For a longer time.
I don't enjoy the game of astigmatism
With the present pair
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