Deep Thought

Mind in the fetal position contemplating
Rosicrucian Cosmo Conception-Theory
seen on the back of a crackerjacks box
with no prize inside.

all they offered was to arrange
a meeting of the minds
so i went, 
and you stayed back with Thomas.

So there i stood, lying down,
asleep, counting sheep,
that were wide awake.

Belly buttons of giants
full of lint-
traps snaring, finger prods
along the shores of the mind.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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June 18, 2009 at 12:24 PM
Your insight is amazing, Peter. Interesting image of someone reading a profound theory on the back of the crackerjack box, only to find there is no prize to be found in the comprehension. Excellent write! Love, Carolyn
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