I Don'T Know

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It's so hard to say "I don't know," but sometimes that's the best answer, especially when the alternative is to guess.

There are things you know you know and there are things you don't. There are things you couldn't know, and many things you won't. But when it comes to knowing things there's one thing to be sure; we'll never know about everything, though that does have some allure. So if you're asked a question with no evidence to show, there's nothing wrong in answering with a simple "I don't know."

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Anitha Jayasankar

Date: 9/22/2020 10:44:00 PM

Loved reading it

John Lawless

Date: 9/22/2020 11:34:00 AM

...and be thought of as a know nothing... the idea, such insanity in poetic form, how dare you speak such truth to alleged power and infallibility. LOVE THIS CARY!!

Robert Johnson

Date: 6/10/2018 5:51:00 PM

I'm just going to stand with Laura on this one. :) One note, though instead of thought, fourth stanza. :) I assume it was a typo. :)

Cary Snowden
Date: 6/11/2018 12:10:00 AM

Oops: good catch, Robert! Thanks for pointing that out. I'll edit that right now. -Cary

Laura Breidenthal

Date: 5/22/2018 11:22:00 AM

I am really enjoying reading your ponderings this morning. Your words hold humble wisdom. I quite like this one. It's okay not to know everything - no one expects us to! Always, Laura

Cary Snowden
Date: 5/22/2018 12:04:00 PM

Thank you, Laura! I'm glad you like it. Thank you for the note, too, I am grateful for the encouragement. -Cary