He is quick, thinking in clear images; <br />I am slow, thinking in broken images. <br /> <br />He becomes dull, trusting to his clear images; <br />I become sharp, mistrusting my broken images. <br /> <br />Trusting his images, he assumes their relevance; <br />Mistrusting my images, I question their relevance. <br /> <br />Assuming their relevance, he assumes the fact; <br />Questioning their relevance, I question the fact. <br /> <br />When the fact fails him, he questions his senses; <br />When the fact fails me, I approve my senses. <br /> <br />He continues quick and dull in his clear images; <br />I continue slow and sharp in my broken images. <br /> <br />He in a new confusion of his understanding; <br />I in a new understanding of my confusion.<br /><br />Robert Graves<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/in-broken-images/
