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An Eye Opener Or A Squinting Experience

Once there was a gentleman afflicted by a severe chronic squint. The constant squinting got so bad that his vision became obscured prompting him to seek medical attention.
The gentleman went to see an opthamologist to be diagnosed.
The opthamologist told him that both eyes would have to be removed temporarily overnight and kept in a dark box for total rest.
The gentleman agreed to this procedure and was soon on his way home in a taxicab carrying his resting eyes in a box under one arm.
When the taxicab pulled up to his residence the gentleman's wife came out of the house and led her now blind hubby into their home.
The box was set on the bedside table and the tired couple turned in for the evening.
In the morning our refreshed gentleman awoke to a squint free day. Folllowing doctors orders he asked his wife to hand him the box. The gentleman took the box and paused for a moment of reflection before opening it to examine the contents.
His wife who had gone into the kitchen to make coffee called out, "can you see without squinting yet?"
The gentleman squinted as he replied, " Don't know, I just opened my eyes."

Poetry by Chaucer Whethers