It is gotten in the blood
Gotten from our ancestors
A deadly enemy of vision
It spares no one in its web of visual destruction.
It appears suddenly with pressure
If uncontrolled can cause a massive blow
Eating up the light in your sight.
Its name is glaucoma
A silent thief of sight.
– Tonia John
***** In honor of world glaucoma week (March 7th-12th 2021).
