I Miss the Way I Used to Look at Life

Just a little creative note. May turn into something bigger if it gets a big response. Comments welcome!

I miss the way I used to look at life. I miss that carefree, innocent, unhindered adventurism I covered myself in. Things tend to shift, to change, little by little and you hardly even notice until you look back and see how far you’ve come. I think it all started when I began wearing these glasses. They add another layer between me and the world. They have become portable windows I use to look at life through. I went to the doctor’s and they told me I had bad vision. Well, not too bad, only 20/50. So they gave me a prescription, like I was sick, and I received these glasses to use. When I put them on, I can see the world from far away. I can look really far ahead of me. That is what I have been doing ever since I put them on: looking into my future. I see what is ahead and I plan every step towards it accordingly. Still, there are things that are foggy, or outside of the peripherals of the frames, but for the most part, I don’t have any more surprises like I used to. I don’t have all that much spontaneity when it comes to those sorts of things.  I see everything clearly now, in high definition, I tell people. I miss looking into the blurs and using creativity to decipher what it could be. I miss relying on the predictability of familiarity, like street signs and billboards. I used to see the sign, a mess of a blur, but know exactly what it was going to say before I was close enough to read it. I just knew it was the right street and I turned. I just felt it and went. Now, I have lost a little of the confidence I had in my innate abilities to “read without seeing.” Now, I need to see the words before I am sure. I need to read the letters before I can turn. I miss not reading the letters.

 

Reviews

[MollyAger]

Nice musings. I also enjoyed the piece. Perhaps you can think about expanding it?

[Antonio Valentino]

Dear Kathryn, I really enjoyed the story, it had a nice theme that was carried throughout.

Nice stuff.
Glad you got the glasses, I think.
I need some too.
Or do I?

Not so sure now lol.

Antone :)