After Long Struggle Finally Victory Poem by Charles Chaim Wax

Following three years without a contract
the union settled
nothing but givebacks
but that’s the way it is these days
anyway got a big check for back pay
and immediately bought
a Nikon which could
transfer images directly to my computer
without wires.
I journeyed to the Pier in Coney Island
lusting for the sea, sky, clouds
and the infinite combinations
these natural wonders
gave to humans
then spotted a blind man on a bench
his black Labrador retriever
resting serenely at his feet.
I stared at his gorgeous face
constructing an entire existence
from the electro-magnetic waves
leaping from his brain to mine
a hobby, although few believed
this talent to be mine
when suddenly
he began biting his nails.
I had never seen a blind man
bite his nails
why this should have amazed me
I really don’t know
but it did
then he rolled half the leash
it was a long leash
into a tight circle
and once compacted
he unrolled it
and then repeated the process
three times
until the chewing started up again
when without warning he said,
“Fight it. Fight it.”
but didn’t have to
not for me
I had already felt
the majesty of his mind.