Guest guest Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 AMONG THE MULTITUDES I am who I am.A coincidence no less unthinkable than any other. I could have differentancestors, after all.I could have flutteredfrom another nestor crawled bescaledfrom another tree. Nature's wardrobeholds a fair supply of costumes:Spider, seagull, field mouse.each fits perfectly right offand is dutifully worninto shreds. I didn't get a choice either,but I can't complain.I could have been someonemuch less separate.someone from an anthill, shoal, or buzzing swarm,an inch of landscape ruffled by the wind. Someone much less fortunate,bred for my furor Christmas dinner,something swimming under a square of glass. A tree rooted to the groundas the fire draws near. A grass blade trampled by a stampedeof incomprehensible events. A shady type whose darknessdazzled some. What if I'd prompted only fear,Loathing,or pity? If I'd been bornin the wrong tribe with all roads closed before me? Fate has been kind to me thus far. I might never have been giventhe memory of happy moments My yen for comparisonmight have been taken away. I might have been myself minus amazement,that is,someone completely different. ~ Wislawa Szymborska ~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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