“I do not know which to prefer,
The beauty of inflections
Or the beauty of innuendos
The blackbird whistling
Or just after.”
― Wallace Stevens

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where)one of us(while walking)feels we can

freely move may be

where consciousness really isn’t going anywhere

(other than where it’s always been).

most of us feel that we can freely think.

however,when thinking takes place,

consciousness is where it’s always been,

in the same,exact area,in the same basic,reacting form.

for those of us who jump,

consciousness itself does not really rise and fall;

it remains where it always was,

in the exact,same spot(which,by

the way,isn’t really an actual spot).

while reading through this poem,

one may feel like one is progressing through it,

but it may be that the consciousness involved with

reading isn’t really going anywhere(other than

where it’s always been).

the river is moving,yet the river remains where

it always was.

you are asking where you are going to,

and i am asking where you

came from;ah,we ask the same question.

you can leave the place that you are currently

in and go into a different area,but your

consciousness remains where it always was.

most hamsters on their hamster wheels,

we can see,

often run vigorously with great passion,

but the hamsters and the wheels aren’t

moving(any-