the brain <br />how dark it is <br />so dark <br />it would need <br />more than a man <br />to discover <br />encode <br />its whole experience <br />it hides world's map <br />universal map <br />black hole map <br />when it is finally lightened up <br />in the right way <br />all of us would curse <br />ourselves <br />'for carrying a heaven's lamp <br />but lighting it up in the wrong place'. <br /> <br />inspired by <br /> <br />The Brain—is wider than the Sky— <br />For—put them side by side— <br />The one the other will contain <br />With ease—and You—beside— <br />The Brain is deeper than the sea— <br />For—hold them—Blue to Blue— <br />The one the other will absorb— <br />As Sponges—Buckets—do— <br />The Brain is just the weight of God— <br />For—Heft them—Pound for Pound— <br />And they will differ—if they do— <br />As Syllable from Sound— <br />Emily Dickinson<br /><br />john tiong chunghoo<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-brain-is-wider-than-the-sky-2/
