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Chalk Life

Chalk Life White chalk against the black board of life etches out A soul that has no molecules to do so viably Like a virus that has no real life of its own Must seek out something else to define solidity in being A hand to grasp what it is or it is not Chalk can not talk Is that discriminating? Some say it is not as interesting as a man A hand must move it along the edges of the mind Be kind to your chalk when you are talking Philosophy is not chalks favorite subject Black chalk on black boards is even harder To read into the state of being human Something we can say definitively Chalk is not

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