Seeing Imperfection

“There is to everything a season.”
Surgically improved vision is no exception.
It seemed our house was clean and my hair OK
I am now hounded by the visually insane.

If subjected to a barracks inspection
By a nasty First Sergeant
Neither me nor my room would pass.
But nostril hairs?

I’m not especially hairy
So an in-depth examination
Of follicles that were undisturbed since prepuberty
Seemed invasive.

In truth, it seemed demented.
When finished I was advised
That there was near rioting
As mustache and nose hairs fought for supremacy.

Before cataract surgery my nostrils
Were a matter of universal indifference.
Hairs did what hairs do,
And no one found it especially offensive.

Walls that looked white
Ae nowa pronounced “faded”,
In need of restoration.
This could cost $$$.

I’ve called the ophthalmologist.
What would it hurt if my wife’s eyesight
Were just 25/25?
He is not sympathetic.