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Obtuse Thought

Obtuse Thought
David J Walker

It is 
out of the nothingness 
that everything abide 
where
imaginations collide 
with 
ill-defined reality

it is 
of a meaningless 
language of the adjective 
from the 
imaginative 
tongue of 
no one 
in particular 
where
everyone is 
peculiar 
and nothing is as 
mundane 
as the usual

it is
the obtuse thought
of what is real
and what
is not
though 
no one should care
when or what
they might wear 
into oblivion
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Faulkner Avatar
March 9, 2024 at 11:20 AM
Very profound, David, I think you are saying we should not be so concered with appearances and following the crowd but embrace being unique~
Walker Avatar
March 9, 2024 at 11:45 AM
Thank you, Michelle. You are right. This is about perception and our limitations to perceive. And perhaps cautionary as well, not to pass judgments on others, nor ourselves. Thank you.
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