I Never Knew

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Sticking to the theme of philosophy, Devereaux Frazier and Beth Amanda from Go Dog Go Cafe challenged us to write a piece using the words, “I never knew.”   What a great prompt to get philosophical with!

 

I never knew –

Such depths to ponder –

I had no clue –

As my mind did wander

 

Is it all just shadows on the wall?

Did Plato make – any sense at all?

Are ethics just a thing we make?

A response to society’s past mistakes?

 

I never knew there was so much to take in –

I’m finding it hard to even begin –

Aristotle, Spinoza, Hobbs, and Hume –

Makes me want to hide in my room

 

But big questions I’ll find – even there –

Is time relative – or the same everywhere?

Does the image I see in the mirror –

Make my understanding of self any clearer?

 

I never knew

How hard it could be –

So I’ll just give up –

And watch TV

 

Padre

 

Tuesday Writing Prompt:  “I never knew”