Should human minds

By X. Z. Shao

 

Should human minds

be compared to sea creatures,

some are whales, some are sharks

some are croakers or any other species.

What we know as “understanding”

is a space kept by members of the same kind.

What we know as “misunderstanding”

is a conflict between different species.

Either one leaves the other

or ends up in the other’s belly.

They swarm and bump to each other,

sometimes violently, sometimes in peace.

Some tends to withdraw

to itself and use only sound device

to keep in touch with its group.

They all believe they have

a space to exist and wander around,

but no matter how far they swim,

wherever they reach,

however they communicate,

they have no idea about

what contains them and why they exist.

             2015/11/15