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Sep 2017
I Don't Know.
pronoun, contraction, verb.
3 words.
8 letters.
Yet so many meanings with a phrase we use everyday.

I Don't Know
When the teacher calls on you in class and you weren't paying attention. You quickly release this phrase because truthfully, you really don't know.

I Don't Know
The easiest way to shut down a conversation. How did you know that? What are you doing this weekend? Where did I put my keys? I don't know. A phrase said while your mindlessly multitasking to avoid anyone that may be asking a question you don't want to be bothered with at this time.

I Don't Know
A quick way to tell yourself you aren't intelligent enough to come to a conclusion. If you really want the answer, you could google it, you could ponder it, you could write the steps if you had the time, but blowing it off is so much simpler.

I Don't Know
The fastest way to shut down thoughts you don't want to think about. When you face a difficult realization, it is always easiest to push away your options and leave the leftovers for the next day because you'd rather relax in limbo, but one day your gonna have to return home. One day your gonna have to know...

but the truth of the matter is that we do know. Deep down inside we've already come to a realization but the problem is that we can't accept the conclusion to be true. We must create a new hypothesis and test again, but the human feelings and logic will conflict leaving you with a magic eight ball for the answer but it came up as ask again -- so you try to cover the truth in pillows to soften that blow, but you wind up thinking
I do know. I just wish I didn't.
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   Muzaffer
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