Glasses

Starting school as a seven year old,
it turned out I could not read what was
on the blackboard.

That is how I found myself with these
uncomfortable and ugly glasses.
The children teased me.
I was called "brilleslange" and "professor".
The frames pressed behind my ears.
On my nose.
And it really did look ugly.

Through the years I have used many
different frames for my glasses.
Now I even have a hard time seeing
myself without glasses.

But those first pair of glasses
I detested.