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                Fish's  
                Big 
                Red 
                Book 
                  
                   
                    
                   
                    
                  
                 
                 
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                 Recording 
                  surroundings,   
                Reflecting 
                  on experience, 
                
                 
                  
                   
                  
                 It 
                  simultaneously sees, 
                Thinks 
                  and feels. 
                It 
                  carries my history, 
                But 
                  is it me? 
                 
                   
                    
                Tell 
                  me, "Who am I, 
                Uncomfortable 
                  actor, 
                Or 
                  observer of action, 
                Dimly 
                  perceived? 
                 
                   
                    
                We 
                  need resolution, 
                 
                  Our dissonant chorus, 
                Who's 
                  in control? 
                We 
                  all need to know." 
                 
                   
                    
                The 
                  vacuum at least, 
                Can 
                  absorb its surroundings. 
                My 
                  hollow core, 
                Grasps 
                  at nothing at all 
                . 
                I've 
                  a ravenous emptiness, 
                I'm 
                  desperate for something, 
                A 
                  choice at the crossroads, 
                 
                  The challenge of change. 
                 
                   
                    
                Nothing 
                  new today, then, 
                Not 
                  even a footnote, 
                The 
                  custodian gasps, 
                Time 
                  must move on. 
                 
                   
                    
                The 
                  future's beckoning, 
                And, 
                  as yet, it's unwritten. 
                Shall 
                  I spent more time in stasis, 
                Awaiting 
                  events? 
                 
                   
                    
                Perhaps, 
                  now I'm unfettered, 
                I'll 
                  speak to my guardian, 
                Prepare 
                  plans for the future, 
                Avoid 
                  the next step. 
                 
                   
                    
                No, 
                  it's time to take chances. 
                I'll 
                  march with my chorus, 
                Recording's 
                  for others, 
                It's 
                  time to impress! 
                 
                 
                  
                  © Stefan Lewis-Fish 
                  (13th January 1999) 
                  
                
 
                 
                
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