Eye Cables? Really?

[catwomon]

  Most of the fallacies that come to mind if, indeed I ever ponder the word, are external. The one I have chosen to write about is one I made up myself when I was very young. It was one of my first attempts to understand my blindness.

I don’t remember how old I was when I began to wonder what made me unique. I know that the very thing that was my

Comments

[itsjustc]

I liked this.

The idea of everyone's cables getting crossed in a crowd is really quite entertaining!

You've just reminded me that as a very young child I had a fear of peoples eyes popping out on wires! and I was worried that I might accidentally lose my own eyes because they might just pop out one day.

[veronica_rich]

I never thought about how that would have been - I've learned something new today. Worth getting out of bed for!

[alycewilson]

Fascinating insight into how you thought as a child. Good job of adopting a childlike voice without it seeming forced.

[cheshire23]

That was incredibly well thought out for a small child! It's always interesting to me how kids attempt to make sense of what they don't understand yet.