*image by Ben Harubin

Though it is as important to know when to shut up
as it is to know when to speak,
you must first learn to speak correctly.
(It is such matters as this that make progress
so difficult to discuss.)

A man presented this idea to The Official Idea Council for their approval:
"Thoughts are but the mechanical reactions to random external and internal stimuli."
And after prolonged, extensive consideration of his proposal,
The Counsel issued the following statement of their official position on the matter:
"What the hell does this mean?"

To the man who said "trying to find me makes me feel more like me,"
I say, "If you think that's fun, just wait'll you discover what me is."

A man who awakened by the sea
then saw thought
as a leaden submarine
that never completed passing.

At the outset, one man thought he was an alien spacecraft in his native environment,
then later thought of himself as a native spacecraft in an alien environment.
He conclusively found himself to be just what he was, just where he was.

A man with senses
not clouded by thought
can geese calls hear
and whiffs of white smell.

And he is awake
who a corpse, can see,
and not think
how uncertain life be.

 

No need have the knowing
for the inclusion in any one
sentence of both words
"thought" and "uncertainty."