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The Mindlessness of Attempting To Know Yourself Or Anyone Else

write one thousand lines introspection gone crazy still left in the dark

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Linda Alice Fowler

Date: 9/10/2023 11:49:00 AM

To question, or not to question. Is that the question? :)

Di11y Da11y
Date: 9/10/2023 12:03:00 PM

To question, the question, that the question stemmed from but disregard the answering bit.

John Lawless

Date: 9/10/2023 6:55:00 AM

some famous guy once said "the unexamined life is not worth living" Your poem falls just short of an alien probe....I once made the comment "if I know then what i know now" and a mentor replied "you know now what you know now....what's different!!"

Di11y Da11y
Date: 9/10/2023 12:01:00 PM

Haha Linda - outwitted by an imaginary alien, sounds about right! :)

Linda Alice Fowler
Date: 9/10/2023 11:48:00 AM

I wonder if the aliens have straws. ;)

Di11y Da11y
Date: 9/10/2023 7:12:00 AM

Well that's put me in the blender John :D At least blended I can avoid an alien probe :)

David Kavanagh

Date: 9/10/2023 1:46:00 AM

Now let’s up the ante Dilly, write those 1000 lines out a gazillion times, a whole universe will appear, and you will be even more in the dark, cheers David

Di11y Da11y
Date: 9/10/2023 6:41:00 AM

True. A whole universe could become a best seller though (if anyone could follow me if course!)

Fire Bird

Date: 9/10/2023 12:40:00 AM

I really love this poem; I relate to it.

Di11y Da11y
Date: 9/10/2023 6:40:00 AM

I like to say 'great to hear!' but it's a no fun scenario. "Ooh, I'm just on the cusp of realisation!" "No, false alarm again" :D

B. Joseph Fitzsimons

Date: 9/10/2023 12:38:00 AM

Love it, feeling it now. I think we're vibing.

Di11y Da11y
Date: 9/10/2023 6:38:00 AM

Pretty much the poet's curse