Braille Reader

You caress my poem
between finger and thumb;
I hear the scrape of skin
as your fingertips slide
from ocular shadow into light.
You wade along the shore
of metaphor and rhyme,
then follow the black bear gait
of words into a berry patch,
pick them one by one.
I watch you taste my poem,
see you feel the light and dark.

Bio:  Jeffrey Johannes is an artist, poet, and cartoonist. Currently, Jeffrey is drawing comic strips based on his poems and is anticipating the publication of his first book of poetry. He lives in Port Edwards, WI with his poet/musician wife Joan.