I tripped over a posted thread
So I went to emergency.
I asked the doctor, “Am I dead?”
"You look all right; but let me see.
You have a pulse, that’s one good sign.
Your hearing seems to be OK.
You have a growth but it’s benign;
Yet interferes with what they say.
You also lack a ‘philo’ gene
You need in order to compete.
So if you do, protect your bean
By wearing Wellies on your feet.
Don’t worry DEB", he said to me,
"It doesn’t mean you are less bright.
Though without the philosophy
You can’t contribute to their fight.
Don’t try to rehabilitate.
Just keep on doing what you must.
You won’t contribute to more hate
If it’s your guidance that you trust."
My guidance is biology.
It is our individual sum
Of genetic capacity
Which tells us what we can become.
what is the meaning of this poem?
Thanks for taking an interest. coberst is an ILP member. A thread is what a topic of conversation is called. Go the the philosophy forum and read some of the threads started by coberst. If you have studied as little philosophy as I have you will not understand much of what contributors to the thread are talking about either. It doesn’t matter though because what they say will in no way affect how well my mother and I get along or anyone else for that matter. In fact most of the time contributors end up fighting and disliking each other. The poem is about going to the doctor to see if I have philosophical ailment that prevents me from understanding the conversation in the thread. I hope you now understand.
i think this is hilarious. i always like coberst’s topics and try to talk to him about them, but end up feeling much like you do. so i relate
Thanks Alexis. I like writing poetry that can be understood. A lot poetry can be totally obscure leaving me completely confused, having absolutely idea what the author is talking about. But then that might be ok too because it could be acurately projecting the author’s state of mind.