Optometry Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

If you had not been a poet,
What other field of endeavor...
Would you have chosen to pursue?

'Without a doubt,
It would have been optometry.'

Why that particular field of study?

'It seems as though everyday,
I find myself in a debate with someone...
Over that which is clearly observed.
And,
They deny seeing the obvious.'

Maybe it is not so obvious to them.

'That's why,
Optometry would have been my chosen field of study.'

It's never too late you know.

'It is for a lot of people.
Many will never see the forest for the trees.'