L Milton Hankins Poet Free verse

Brain Power

How do we navigate the narrow boundaries	 
	of the inquiring mind, 
	the narrow path leading 
		to knowledge, 
		understanding, 
		wisdom? 
So vast is *****sapiens capacity to store 
	throughout the brain, 
	the cerebral cortex 
		processes, 
		generates, 
		tabulates, 
Often spewing out like a computer gone berserk  
	from an unexpected surge, 
	in the middle of a project 
		unprepared, 
		unexpected, 
		frustrating. 
We learn to navigate; we learn to function 
	within our individual limitations, 
	manipulating cranial cells 
		accumulating, 
		experiencing, 
		ever slowly dying. 
From birth to death, constantly processing 
	from current information, hopefully, 
	to make the most informed 
                decisions, 
		choices.


Written March 20, 2021

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Caren Krutsinger March 24, 2021 at 12:15 AM Truly we cannot say ****sapiens? Good grief! This site's censorship is ridiculous. Now on with the show. "We learn to navigate; we learn to function " This is oh so true! L Milton Hankins March 24, 2021 at 8:57 AM Yeah, it shocked me. Now, I've seen it censored in other poets' work. Oh, well...the funny thing to me is, everyone knows what was intended, so what is their point?

Evelyn Judy Buehler March 20, 2021 at 10:10 PM Your wonderful poem evokes thoughts that I've often had on the marvel that is the human brain, evoking feelings of awe and wonder! Your poem describes the brain's magnificence very well. :=) L Milton Hankins March 21, 2021 at 9:23 AM Thanks, Evelyn. I appreciate your thoughts so much. Yes, just contemplating the power of the human mind evokes "feelings of awe and wonder." I'd love to see other poets writing about this, because I think it is a subject of universal inquiry.