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if you are a science channel junkie, you might smile at some of this. we think we have it all figured out, but 100 years from now men will probably call some of our science nonsense. lol. i hope you all enjoy and never take me too seriously.
You dare to tell me what you think you know Intellectual egotistical bravado? You think that you can out think the Plan  Where nothing was and  . . .  BANG! The universe began? . . . The cosmic Know you think to challenge? While the gene pool we swim in is so shallow? Explain to me the black hole or atom  The gravity that we can't fathom  Or singularity  where time stands still Or dark energy Unseen but real How 2 plus 2 is never 5 How gravity bends light and time Do thoughts move faster than does light? Prove sarcasm, love, or even fright How sound travels yet can't be seen Or exactly how life came to be Big bounce? Big Bang? String theory or brane? Is Laminin what it seems to be? How Neutrinos pass through cold steel beams? Why some men choose gold over life  While letting children starve and die And in the name of gods men kill and lie Religion can't mask their Godless pride  Explain to me sir if you can Is man your god Or is your god man Or how a seed can crack and die And press through dirt up towards the sky Universe? Multiverse? Or parallel?  Who's to say or who can tell? Explain to me sir if you can The event horizon Kerr, oh vain man You think that you can know it all While the speck we live on is so small Did you know that pride precedes your looming fall? At one time you thought the earth was flat. Now you mock and scoff at that. Yet you're still willing for magic beans to trade the cow, Or your children's future for the here and now Can you feed all the hungry with what you know? Can you stop hate, and make love grow? Can you conquer fear in your Petri dish? Or should I just click my heels and make a wish? Maybe Something Somewhere is bigger than us.  That we can't fathom, but can discuss. But if we are to do that you must know, Your superstition has to go. I'm not talking bout 4 leaf clovers. Or chanting some prayer over and over. Ain't talking bout black cats crossing the road, Or eye of bat or oil of toad. I'm talking about what you think you know, Your pride my brother has got to go. But that pride helps cover up your fear It blinds your eyes Stops up your ears. I'm telling you man just let it go And let's have a frank discussion about our souls? Psalm 14:1

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Date: 2/7/2014 12:12:00 PM
- "Mr know it all" I recognize ..... and there is more than one :))) - Well written Kelly!! - oxox // Anne-Lise :)
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Date: 1/24/2014 5:42:00 AM
Kelly now this is just great....
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Date: 1/10/2014 5:18:00 AM
Kelly, I applaud your shiny sword of poetry as decapitates the " know all attitude". I only have one think to say about this fantastic and provoking poem of yours: " I know only one thing that I know nothing" SOCRATES 469-399 B.C. a 7!
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Date: 1/8/2014 4:00:00 PM
Kelly, thanks for stopping by and reading a few of my poems. And, welcome to Poetry Soup. This is what I can tell you I know - every poet here has their own style and their own genius. It is hard to try to compare your own genius against those of others here. Yours is a very unique and intelligent style that leaves the reader thinking about what they have read. I am no Mr. Know It All, but I do know you will enjoy sharing your poetry here and make a few friends along the way.
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