If the world was blind for a time.....

If the world was blind for a time,
Would our blindness remove the judgment
by which we assess each other?

Would it level the field?
or would beauty then be judged
by the sound of our voice
or the feel of our skin,
or the smell of our essence?

Would we allow our other senses to
feel another person's energy,
or listen harder to their truth?

Would our blindness make us afraid?
Or would we learn to develop trust?


If the world was blind for a time,
would we finally be able to see
the light and darkness
within ourselves?

Would we develop faith in the unseen-
something greater than us,
and our own inner knowing?


Would we learn to appreciate
the simplicity of life?

Would we learn to help each other?

Would we love our neighbor?

Would we  learn to feel with our hands and hearts?


Oh, if only the world was blind for a time......

Marianne Goldweber