The cooper should know about tubs. <br />But I learned about life as well, <br />And you who loiter around these graves <br />Think you know life. <br />You think your eye sweeps about a wide horizon, perhaps, <br />In truth you are only looking around the interior of your tub. <br />You cannot lift yourself to its rim <br />And see the outer world of things, <br />And at the same time see yourself. <br />You are submerged in the tub of yourself — <br />Taboos and rules and appearances, <br />Are the staves of your tub. <br />Break them and dispel the witchcraft <br />Of thinking your tub is life! <br />And that you know life!<br /><br />Edgar Lee Masters<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/griffy-the-cooper/
