Wednesday, October 30, 2013

what they are trying to say when
they defined us
is that
we are the only mammals
capable of thought

we know numbers, and we devise
formulas
we know how to find our own
made unknowns

as i write this my black dog waits
for me
for an afternoon walk in the fields

impatient but not complaining
i think he thinks that i must not have been thinking about
what i promised to him.

he must have been proud of his loyalty
which i utterly lack.
what they are trying to say when 
they defined us
is that
we are the only mammals
capable of thought

we know numbers, and we devise
formulas
we know how to find our own 
made unknowns

as i write this my black dog waits
for me
for an afternoon walk in the fields

impatient but not complaining
i think he thinks that i must not have been thinking about 
what i promised to him.

he must have been proud of his loyalty
which i utterly lack.

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