You can feel the wet dew on your

bare feet and almost see the

bright light taking over the

darkness. You find in your heart

that you can see without eyes and

feel that the morning will see you

when you’re walking alone.

— Natalie Davidson of Gig Harbor, Wash., is the 9-year-old granddaughter of Larry and Angie Davidson of Lawrence. Natalie was asked to write a poem for her third grade class imagining what it would be like to be blind.