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The blind man walked with a cane
He wobbled, tripped, and fell
You notice he must be new to this
Well it's true and he has a story to tell

He ran into walls
And out in the sun
Opened his eyes
Searched for the gun

Nothing to see
Nothing to find
It's a new life
That's even less kind

Put on his glasses
But prescription or not
He now had five senses
One left to rot

This man couldn't think
This man wouldn't talk
He'd just a take a stroll
Around the block

Like the back of his hand
This pathway he knew
Each crack in the sidewalk
The sky that was blue

He could name every bird
But just by their call
Not by their feathers
Or their perch on a wall

He knew every stray
By their purr, bark, or yelp
He knew all the homeless
By their cries for helps

Every night he'd sit at the table
And have a drink to himself
Then gingerly place a new bottle
Back on the shelf

He'd sit and he'd ponder
Wondering why
Wondering how
Then let out a sigh

This man knew not
How he went blind
He woke up one morning
Unique to mankind

But not too unique
For ignorance's bliss
Society didn't see
What he couldn't miss

And then he realized
When the old clock chimed, making its mark
He was a blind man
Afraid of the dark