Out of focus

johnsull43
Oct 13, 2021

Photo by Alexandru Zdrobău on Unsplash

If you look at someone you love,

which you tend to — being in love.

Notice that your lover’s face

goes out of focus at a distance

about a hand’s width from your eyes.

The face blurs, becoming so perfect,

you can’t see creases or wrinkles.

One reason for being so close.

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johnsull43

Probably the oldest travel blogger in existence. Much travelled and married. Paints, videos, photographs and poeticises. He should know better.