paradox
A reflective poem about knowledge, vulnerability, and the fragile balance between confidence and uncertainty. Paradox explores the emotional shifts between good days and bad days, reminding us that wisdom often begins with recognising how much we still depend on others.
It was drummed into me
That knowledge is the key —
Pursue it if you want to be
Content.
Then serenity will grace
Your life, your demeanour solid,
Bright face smiling,
The body energized,
Happy, continually until —
One falls asleep.
The next day
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Snug under the duvet
The sun breaks in
And the phone rings out
In the living room.
A member of the family?
The children? A neighbour?
Or the stranger yesterday
I met in the street?
Knowledge I chased
To the ends of the seas
And returned like a baby
Sliding down the womb —
I knew almost nothing;
In fact, was helpless
Without your support —
And the phone rings out.
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