Whether consciousness is implanted in us by something divine, or whether it is created by the efforts of our brains, the end result is the same. We are.
And sometimes if I wantTo imagine I__ a lamb(Or a whole flockSpreading out all over the hillsideSo I can be a lot of happy things at the same time),It__ only because I feel what I write at sunset,Or when a cloud passes its hand over the lightAnd silence runs over the grass outside.When I sit and write poemsOr, walking along the roads or pathways,I write poems on the paper in my thoughts,I feel a staff in my handAnd see my silhouetteOn top of a knoll,Looking after my flock and seeing my ideas,Or looking after my ideas and seeing my flock,With a silly smile like someone who doesn__ understand what somebody__ sayingBut tries to pretend they do.
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And sometimes if I wantTo imagine I__ a lamb(Or a whole flockSpreading out all over the hillsideSo I can be a lot of happy things at the same time),It__ only because I feel what I write at sunset,Or when a cloud passes its hand over the lightAnd silence runs over the grass outside.When I sit and write poemsOr, walking along the roads or pathways,I write poems on the paper in my thoughts,I feel a staff in my handAnd see my silhouetteOn top of a knoll,Looking after my flock and seeing my ideas,Or looking after my ideas and seeing my flock,With a silly smile like someone who doesn__ understand what somebody__ sayingBut tries to pretend they do.
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