My vision fades
Placing me within
A limited perimeter
Beyond which I pay no mind.

My world has shrunk since
Focused only
On that I see clearly;
Comfortably.

I wonder,
Who experiences a wider world?

The seeing man who sees
All the way to the horizon?
Or the blind man who remains
In the center of a vast, unknown darkness?

Originally written Oct 4, 2000