One Piece by Pearl Manne

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It happened in Paris one summer night
The rain showered down and there was little light
While I was walking down a narrow street
I bumped into the man I was sent to meet

His eyes were blue but opaque too
He was blind! He was blind! What shall I do?
"Sorry" he said, "to cause you such alarm.
"I never meant to do you any harm!"

"If I knew you and you knew me
Our thoughts might pleasantly agree".
His voice sounds deep and questioning and kind
Of one who has a keen and eager mind

"My heart is not a reflection of my sight
It's beat denotes the presence of some delight."
I could not speak--knew not his name
My face averted to hide my shame.

{Poem by Pearl Manne}