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Doubt
Does doubt enter our minds
only when we are
unsure about something
when we think about something
see something
hear something
or are told something
that gives us pause
do we learn to doubt
like we learn our A B C’S
or how to make a cup of tea
or
is it inherent within us
always at the ready
is it vital to our existence
could we function appropriately
if we were not able to doubt
I am confounded and fascinated
by its make-up and its provenance
and reflect deeply upon it
I prod it
and I examine it
but am no closer to understanding it
I am somewhat bemused to find myself harbouring the doubt
that I will ever reach an acceptable understanding of it
and must confess
that when I reached this alarming impasse
I was not given the impression
that doubt arrived from somewhere outside of me
or of it being already inside me
and just made itself felt
I do not know where my doubt was
before it became undeniably integral to these musings
I fear, alas
that you may doubt the honesty of my disclosure
considering it to be a ruse
a purpose-driven sleight-of-hand
put forward to elicit in your mind
an element of doubt
to colour your considerations
when deciding upon the honesty
of my befuddlement with doubt
I leave you with this
which do you doubt
the honesty of my disclosure
or your ability to recognise honesty
when presented to you
when you have decided which it is
ask yourself this
where was your doubt
before you became aware of its presence
and were thus compelled to acknowledge it
and engage with it
I will humbly admit to harbouring
an element of doubt
of you ever finding a satisfactory answer
and will probably view this discourse
as a complete waste of your time
and put it aside
thus revealing undeniable doubt
in your ability to understand doubt.
Copyright ©
Rory Galbraith
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