Conscience and the Law of Unintended Consequences
1 min readSep 20, 2020
Dear human mind
Oh quicksand
of molecules flashing
between cells
in our brains,
our spinal cords,
at the meeting between neuron
and muscle fiber.
Thus we perceive, think,
act
each mind a construct
that shines light
on what we do not
cannot
or will not know
for ourselves
and certainly
each other.
We are each an eyestalk
reporting what we have
let in
let rattle around
let bounce off of circumstances
we hope to survive and mold
to our own will’s
capacity
to impose
on ourselves first,
then others,
and Earth,
sweet Earth,
rough house Earth,