Newton's Universal Figment - (One Apple Concussion too Many)

Newton's Universal Figment

Eric C. Maass

Well, it seems so long ago

that I read this old poem

about a man who told the universe, "Sir, I exist!"

The universe responded,

"That's alright....." ....It's okay that you exist...

....but that fact doesn't obligate me .... ... in the least."

I thought that pretty neat

so I walked out on the street

and I called out to the very first star I did see.

I said, "Hey there universe...

Just as sure as I converse

just like that other man before me, "Sir, I exist!"

and the universe said...."Uh, Uh".

Well, imagine my consternation

when I came to the realization

I've been a figment of my own imagination all of my.. ().....life.

Now, at first the thought did floor me,

but, hey, if I start to bore me,

well, then, I can just ignore me and that's that......

Well, it seems so long ago
	that I read this old poem
about a man who told the universe,	"Sir, I exist!"

The universe responded,
"That's alright....."	....It's okay that you exist...
....but that fact doesn't obligate me ....	... in the least."

I thought that pretty neat
	so I walked out on the street
and I called out to the very first star I did see.

I said, "Hey there universe...
	Just as sure as I converse
just like that other man before me,	"Sir, I exist!"

Well, imagine my consternation
	when I came to the realization
I've been a figment of my own imagination	all of my.. ().....life.

Now, at first the thought did floor me,
	but, hey, if I start to bore me,
well, then, I can just ignore me	and that's that......