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Sunday, November 13, 2005,2:04 PM
Solitary Contemplation
Here sits a product of solitary contemplation
Take notice of his wild eyes and messy hair
Observe if you will
The crease in his brow
The lines of his life sketched upon his face
It distorts him and makes him look older then he really is.
Read the lines and tell me
Does he often frown or smile
Is he mad
Or happy
Or does he just frown in contemplation
And laugh at the ironies of the world and his life
Does he laugh for sorrow?
Does he laugh for pity?
Does he laugh at himself in the bedroom mirror?
It’s possible that he frowns for the same reasons too.
How badly do you wish to know the answer to these questions?
Not so much or very much?
Either way I’ll tell you.
Most everything above is true.
A man will smile for many reasons.
Just as well he will frown for many.
Similar thoughts repeat and repeat again.
No matter as long as we learn from mistakes
and try not to fall in the same pits again.
Take notice of his wild eyes and messy hair
Observe if you will
The crease in his brow
The lines of his life sketched upon his face
It distorts him and makes him look older then he really is.
Read the lines and tell me
Does he often frown or smile
Is he mad
Or happy
Or does he just frown in contemplation
And laugh at the ironies of the world and his life
Does he laugh for sorrow?
Does he laugh for pity?
Does he laugh at himself in the bedroom mirror?
It’s possible that he frowns for the same reasons too.
How badly do you wish to know the answer to these questions?
Not so much or very much?
Either way I’ll tell you.
Most everything above is true.
A man will smile for many reasons.
Just as well he will frown for many.
Similar thoughts repeat and repeat again.
No matter as long as we learn from mistakes
and try not to fall in the same pits again.
