eager inhalation
diaphragm compression
and out it comes
the flow of words
it's amazing, really,
how much damage
can be done
by a few words
hoping to impress
or win favor
or otherwise mislead
often does quite the opposite
sorry,
just thinking out loud -
or doubting, rather.
have you ever read
the first few chapters
of Descartes' Meditations?
he had a lot of time
to think
and deliberately doubt
everything
i don't know many people
personally
who have that kind of time
but it's interesting reading -
i listened to my daughter read it
for her philosophy class
i was simply happy
to be there listening
and talking about it
her computer needed repair
so i was there
waiting for more help to arrive
i'm more careful what i say
since i don't know - really -
how many chances i'll have
this is getting long
and it's late
but please know
that i was thinking of you
Thursday, March 09, 2006
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that last line of course begs for some definition. and like the end of a talk where the acknowledgements start, it's difficult to know where to end. it also reminds me of the evening prayers we used to say that had a lengthy list of people to be blessed - and maybe that is the sense here. but all this, too, is perhaps better left unsaid, since it convinces no one.
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