We know in our heads

how things are supposed to be

yet we miss some things

like spelling or punctuation or

a line that is incomplete

 

we never see the obvious

the mistake right in front of our faces

our mind sees something different

skips over the error

and keeps right on going

 

we omit words

we misspell

but our minds give us permission

because we just don't see

our own mistakes

 

we concentrate on what comes next

and hurry past the obvious

lost in a forest of thought so dense

we fail to see

the forest for the trees.