Everything is not as it seems

lines align

horizontally
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y                       a grid is formed

parallel lines mark our lifetime
yet the obvious is not apparent

                        focus on the dot
                        centre of screen

look closely at all
that you perceive

we cannot always see straight ahead
and hindsight seldom serves a purpose

distortions or distractions
breaks in the lines            clarity
                                                       acuity

your central vision is not
the same on the periphery

     at a distance do you readily
     recognize common forms

you will not see things like me

you will not see the same
through
                        each eye or
                         each other

open or shut

are all the lines complete enough

even in the black and white
there are many areas of grey
not all lines remain
clear and straight

                        lines converge
                        edges distort

like life
we rarely see

the complete picture

© 2023 j.g. lewis