we act as though
the impulse to be cruel
lies only in other people
when we, daily
glorify it
Tag: Paradox
Paradox 3
To speak or listen, tell or understand
These things are not impossible for us
To give and take, ad lib or make a plan
With others is quite hard, and ever was
If you believe each trapped in their domain
And there’s no crossing from each tribe’s abyss
Then all communication is in vain
And there’s no point to poetry like this
To share is human:
Modern Supplement to Zeno’s Paradoxes
The truth about my somnolence
A secret I’ve been keeping:
When I wake up I’m still asleep
And hence, I’m always sleeping
For everyone knows this is true:
One is asleep till they’re awake –
So if I wake up still asleep
And never rouse, and that’s no fake
To share is human:
Life Is Pitiful
No matter how I stuff my face
I cannot sate my hunger;
And I get older every day
And can’t seem to get younger
I’m tired of my excuses
Being used by other folks;
And mad because my humor’s seen
As something more than jokes
I want to be with scientists
A modern-day town criers;
For all who don’t believe in us
Are just Piltdown deniers
