Why can’t they see, and turn the no to yes?
The symptom isn’t lack of empathy.
Instead of dearth, the problem is excess.
Why can’t they see?

The theory that seems obvious to me
involves a toning down, a making less
of stimulation’s jarring quality.

For just as sounds can pummel and a mess
of glare assaults, the screaming whispered plea
is torture. I avert, and cannot guess
why can’t they see.