What Does It Mean To Think
What does it mean to think
to have thoughts
to have ideas and opinions
to have likes and dislikes
to trust and to distrust
to dream, to contemplate, to analyse
to plan, to postpone
to love, to hate
some thoughts remain inside
some thoughts are spoken out loud
what is it
this intangible that we call thought
this thing called thinking
who or what is doing it
who or what decides the topic
the stance, the angle
we are the thinkers
but we are seated back there in the carriage
mere passengers
we are also up front in the caboose
shovelling the coal
hand on the throttle, hand on the brake
doing the driving
we are both passenger and driver
my immediate thought is
how can that be
I have come to realise that it can be
simply because it can and is
that at least is my thought on the subject
that is what I think
I do however harbour this thought
what does it all mean
I think that I have thought enough
all this thinking has made me weary
I will now go and lie down
and let both the passenger in the carriage
and driver in the caboose
guide my thoughts where they must
and I will dutifully follow
alack and alas
what does it mean to think.
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