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Heart palpating Mind is racing Mouth is dry With silent cry. So I went to him, all nerves, All jitters and all swerves, Smiled awkward, feeling helpless, Breathless 'n defenceless. "Take a tablet," he said, "You lack chemicals in your head, Not your fault at all, That's the way you were born." So I took the pill Went for the **** Now my mind is dead No happiness. No dread. So which is better? To live and fretter, Be woebegone Or an automaton? To be or not to be A feeling existentiality, To be a soul with a goal, But nerves out o' control ... Or not to be myself, But as a book on a shelf, No feeling nor living With constant misgiving? To feel, to think, Are God's gift to humanity, I'd rather be a madman Than a vegetable with sanity.
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Mar 22, 2021
Mar 22, 2021 at 7:52 AM UTC
Mindful or Mindless? A moot point
Heart palpating Mind is racing Mouth is dry With silent cry. So I went to him, all nerves, All jitters and all swerves, Smiled awkward, feeling helpless, Breathless 'n defenceless. "Take a tablet," he said, "You lack chemicals in your head, Not your fault at all, That's the way you were born." So I took the pill Went for the **** Now my mind is dead No happiness. No dread. So which is better? To live and fretter, Be woebegone Or an automaton? To be or not to be A feeling existentiality, To be a soul with a goal, But nerves out o' control ... Or not to be myself, But as a book on a shelf, No feeling nor living With constant misgiving? To feel, to think, Are God's gift to humanity, I'd rather be a madman Than a vegetable with sanity.
BLT's Merriam-Webster Word of The Day Challenge #moot
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david-r
UK
Mar 22, 2021
Mar 22, 2021 at 7:52 AM UTC
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