by Betty Jo Petty

Created on: May 16, 2009   Last Updated: May 14, 2012

How could I be far-sighted, asked I?

In shock and quite distain!

I've been near-sighted, let me see,

How many years since sixteen?

I need bifocals, are you sure, Doc?

How can this be?

It's a life-time event,

surely someone could prevent.

Age is the culprit,

Oh, surely not.

Seems like just yesterday,

I turned seventeen.

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