Cocoa, in  the  paper cup
life,  function of quick turnaround 

Constant movement, 
no time to sit and reflect

Society, sterilized 

OM
9 April 2026
From gelateria on Grant Street,
San Francisco

Have Humans Matured?

Writing serious poetry,
as  hegemony provides
 script for tragicomedy

Envisioning nuclear holocaust,
life singed to create “peace”
Where are we?

Fasces of mind and behavior,
individuals living in sandbox 
of naive ignorance

Numbing of masses
to the destruction of humanity
As mainscream media
pontificates aerologies*
slanting the narrative 

Chambers of reason
asking the questions,
exposing hypocrisy 
Heirs of Aristophanes and Socrates
providing light

Is truth manifesting?

Η ελπίδα κλαίει, αναμένοντας ειρήνη Hope is crying, awaiting peace

OM
8 April 2026
on Shinkansen
towards Hiroshima,
and at Hiroshima ground Zero

*aerologies, from αερολογίες 
words pulled  out of the air

Buddhist introspection 
Shinto celebration
Temples of reflection 
Shrines of rejoicing

Mass tourism
cacophonous and consuming
Moderation waived
In favor of validation

Human spirit
in the balance 

6 April 2026
On Kinketsu line
Nara to Osaka

Time’s fluidity
marked  in our trajectory
As bullet train
slashes distance

Different cultures
commonalities and differences 
Salad of vibrancy’s combustion 

4 April 2026
On the Shinkansen
towards Kyoto

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Twelve years ago, my vision began deteriorating and I was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa (RP). It started with night blindness, then my peripheral vision disappeared over time. I was told by some doctors that I would eventually become completely blind. Research was in the early stages, and the doctors said that I needed to adapt to my changing circumstances and learn to live with it.

Fast forward twelve years, and research for RP and other retinal diseases has improved and increased with some major breakthroughs.

I am happy to say that research is progressing, slowly but positively.  I am optimistic that one day there will be more therapies and cures for RP and other vision impairments. The more investment in research, the faster cures can be found for me and thousands of other visually impaired individuals.

Every year, the Foundation Fighting Blindness organizes Vision Walkevents nation-wide, focusing on awareness and fundraising.  The local Raleigh-Durham Triangle chapter of the Foundation for Fighting Blindness is holding the event on Saturday, April 18, 2026.

The FFB has been instrumental in funding research, focused on finding cures for blindness.

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Thank you,

Odysseus

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