(yes, I skipped day three. I can't find the inspiration for that topic right now, sorry.)
How do you look for something to help you see when you can't see?
People always ask me, "What does it look like?" How do you explain? What can I say that will make you understand something that is so inherently personal?
I see shapes. I see blocks and blobs of color. If you've ever watched an Animal Planet show that depicts how a cat or a dog is supposed to see the world, it's kind of like that. But less focused. There are no solid outlines, there is no definition. If things are small enough and far enough away, sometimes they just cease to exist. Especially words. Words are usually tiny, and always very dependant on definition. So if I can't see the definition, they just aren't there.
The blurriness causes my brain has this strange disconnect. If I can't see, I must look blurry to other people. But putting my glasses on doesn't affect how defined I am.
I went to the eye doctor with my mom in 7th grade, after I was having problems reading the chalk writing on the blackboard from the back of the classroom. I had my appointment, picked out frames and we waited while they fit the lenses.
I didn't really understand what had happened until we walked outside and looked around. I said, "woah" and my mom laughed.
"The trees have leaves on them!"
Maybe that's how I should describe it. Without my glasses, the tops of trees are green blobs. Like a little kid, drawing a tree. A brown trunk with a green cloud, floating on top.
With them, there are leaves.
(day four prompt: a pair of eyeglasses)
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