Something we can’t explain
To explain what we are
Is a difficult thing to perceive
It’s something to strive for
But you wouldn’t achieve
It depends on the audience
And what they believe
One may say we are just animals
But with emotions like disgust and grief
Another will tell us we evolved from something
That lived deep down the reef
Or we can compare ourselves to monkeys
Like we compare a branch with a leaf
Because like that, one will not be here without the other
But this theory doesn’t bring me relief
There’s a certainty:
Our mystic life here is brief
Thinking we can explain what we are
Leaves us just being one thing: naive
Copyright © Janne van Kesteren | Year Posted 2024
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