my reading glasses

what I like best about my
new reading glasses
is that they are new
unlike my distance glasses
which remind me of life's imperfections
or my rose tinted glasses
that keep alive my unwavering optimism
or the dark glasses I put on
when I wish to not see that which
I cannot change, like poverty
or the contact lenses that serve my vanity.
the reading glasses are new,
and suddenly I can read the fine print:
seize the day, there's no time for ceremony