Wordblind

I do not understand
Why people say
My writing is powerful
To them.

When to me
All I see
Is a bunch of characters
Written in my writing book
Or typed
Upon a computer screen.

What is wrong with me
That I am blind
To this power
Of my written verse.

Or is it
Just another example
Of the damage done
From my childhood?

Just once
I would love
To see
What others witness
In my own writing.