Caren Krutsinger Poet Free verse

We Think We Are Being Neutral

what happens in front of us 
is shadowed in a variety of ways
by our perceptions, and preconceived beliefs

four of us see a truck run into a car
none of us see it exactly the same
we all think we are being neutral

neutrality is a concept we do not grasp 
none of us can write it up completely nonbiased
without feelings, impressions, experience, and prior knowledge

What we report is not devoid of emotions.
We think it is, but it cannot be.
We cannot eliminate our humanness.

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L Milton Hankins July 2, 2021 at 9:22 AM So true, Caren. We can never shed our humanness. It is simply who we are. Caren Krutsinger July 2, 2021 at 8:43 PM We do try, but of course, we are always biased by our humanness.