Shadows
A looking at B
down a unique tunnel of perspective
is one thing.
But what does C see?
different shadings, movements, shapes,
maybe intruding items or synchronicities
bits left out, occluded, intervening.
There are 360 degrees all round, afterall.
Not to mention, alternate parallels, frequencies and modes of perception,
decadence of memory,
the overlap of imagination, hope.
What is truth, asks every Quixote.
Let alone, what IS.
What A sees, experiences or interprets
is not necessarily C’s understanding,
with identical sequences or emphasis.
Multiply this by trillions
and fractalled, both ways, into infinity.
Evidence - Proof = absolutes? Nah!
Where is the common denominator?
Relative to what? Whose to say?
So we invent hierarchies and labels,
generalize like mad and then find ways
to verify and equate
with a mathematical base, common law.
Or precedents.
King Solomon knew about that.
Else, to war over semantic differences.
Whilst others keep their mouths shut.
Diplomacy is wheeling and dealing
whether appeasing or bargaining,
as lobbyists, spin docs and brokers know,
along with minorities and traders of allsorts.
Power is brute force,
whether unbridled in fait accomplis
or politely and democratically worded:
the ex/implicit threat of fear to harm:
to coerce, collude, hold sway
in order to consolidate a particular base and agenda.
One will to override an other.
Shades of grey.
How shadows shift;
of a sudden, they can dematerialize
or thicken, flatten minds or eyes.
Create illusions, blind or block,
provide depth and substance,
evanesce.
The back-story and cohort of Light.
Jan