originally published in Lamplit Underground
NINA’S DREAM
The left eye’s pupil is sluggish
I’m not sure how much you can really see
Please cover your right eye
Now your left
And, between the two?
One clear, the other distorted
One gives green only, the
Other, red & green
Like Christmas?
[Each sighs, takes a moment]
Please continue
One eye sees it true
The other, not
I need more information for the refraction
Okay
So, what do you see?
On one side, the faces are shifting lines
On the other, they’re
Clear, hard, set
And together?
All normal, all fine
Your eye’s not right
I’d like to dig deeper
It works
As long as you have the other one
Exactly