Monday, May 2, 2016

On the conditions of birth

I was born ignorant.
I was born inarticulate.
I was born inattentive.
I was born impatient.
I was born forgetful.
I was born without any great virtue.
I was born hungry.
I was born nearly blind.
I was born small.
I was born weak.
I was born prone to chills.
I was born without philosophy.
I was born without mathematics.
I was born without deportment.
I was born without politeness.
I was born all oblivious of being born.

None of these things would I want to remain forever.
I was born human; I was born a boy; what else of it matters?

4 comments:

Paul Stilwell said...

You wrote a poem. Finally.

Belfry Bat said...

Sorry to keep you waiting so long. I'm also trying to write proofs!

me said...

Are you sure you were born forgetful? I can't remember if I was!

Belfry Bat said...

Oh, the things I have forgotten! If only I could tell you what they were... ;-)

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