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Prelude to Solipsism

Am I paranoid

Or is it only that I think I am?

And if I only think I am

Does that make me truly paranoid?

What’s it like to be normal?

What’s it like to be different?

What if I wake up from this dream?

What if I fall asleep, and never wake up?

Would it be Heaven, or only a dream?

What is Heaven, but a dream?

Is this Heaven?

If this is Heaven, how bad can Hell be?

I think, therefore, I am

But if do not think, but am still

Is it all meaningless?

Likewise, if I think, but am not

Who am I?

Am I you?

Am I him?

Or her?

Them?

Everybody?

Anybody?

Somebody?

Nobody?

Or are you me

And I am but a shadow of a dream of tomorrow’s history?

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Jul 16, 2010
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