I was born blind and
have never wanted to see
I sense
the secrets of the stars
and share
shadows with the moon
I have learned to calculate
the brightness of
black
and am afraid of nothing
but the
light
I have seen nothing
yet, I bear witness
the moon is
full
on every night
and every night
is every day
no one smells the same
I know how to summon
the scent of
my mother
from the stars and I can smell
the stars in all souls
I am not certain of the sun
I
have never seen a shadow cast
yet, I have seen shadows
cast rainbows and mountains
I am blind
I have never wanted to see
I fear nothing but light
light is the
shadow of truth:
it sobers imagination and
leaves us drunk with perception
I have seen nothing and am not
convinced of the
clouds
my days are
as bright as my nights
I am a star-gazer by day
and a fisherman
by night
I cast my net under
the shadow of the moon
and I love the wind
I am blind
I have seen
all that there
is to see
I have planted
shadows on the wind
in an attempt
to
breeze blackness
over the Earth
this is a confession
you are guilty of
light
repent and be reborn blind
or forever see
nothing
Saul Stacey Williams