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magno conatu
there is a phrase in Latin
quoted by Sir Francis Bacon
magno conatu nugas
“with great effort, trifles”
which sums up why i am often angry
with poets and story tellers and persons
when i’ve taken time and effort to read
their words, expressions, actions
for their underlying meaning
only to uncover something i knew
as a child
it is difficult then to ask myself
who i think i am and am i sure
i do not overlook the obvious