Poetry of Issue #7        Page 55

Sightlines

You see they see
They see what we see and
What we don’t see
What we didn’t see but need to see.
See us looking gazing regarding
Thinking we see
Convinced we see
But not really seeing.
See us missing the picture
The details
The essence.
See us confusing fluff and drivel
For images of import and substance
See us seeing what we would like to see
Wish we could see
Imagined we would see
Seeing not nearly as well
As they can see.

Maybe
If we close our eyes.
They will show us how to see
With peerless clarity
That which they know
We are meant to see.

  Zev Torres