100% Certain
My friend believes
every word,
"You can't" she says,
"take out a word you don't like
without diminishing the whole."
"Are you certain," I ask.
"One hundred percent certain."
"Unequivocally."
"Absolutely."
"Unquestionably."
"Literally," I ask.
"Verbatim," she said. "Word for word."
"Are you certain about being uncertain?" she asks.
"Yes."
"I believe in metaphors, allegories,
and parabolic renderings—"
Poetic Asides prompt
every word,
"You can't" she says,
"take out a word you don't like
without diminishing the whole."
"Are you certain," I ask.
"One hundred percent certain."
"Unequivocally."
"Absolutely."
"Unquestionably."
"Literally," I ask.
"Verbatim," she said. "Word for word."
"Are you certain about being uncertain?" she asks.
"Yes."
"I believe in metaphors, allegories,
and parabolic renderings—"
Poetic Asides prompt
1 Comments:
What a mind twister. I like that it deconstructs the certainty it espouses.
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