Give thanks it isn’t us!
Slicing off the genitals
Of the fully conscious
With a sharp knife
Without a thought.
Placing the severed genitals
In a basket
Without regard,
Without knowing.
Carrying the spoils inside
To the sink
With a smile,
Looking pleased.
Trimming the genitalia
With scissors
A careful eye,
A steady hand.
Arranging them in a vase
With water,
To admire
Their prettiness.
Opher 26.12.2019
I always wonder about consciousness. It is such a mystery. What is conscious? Are rocks, planets and stars conscious?
What an absurdity.
Yet is it?
Is consciousness a product of the electrical activity in our brains?
Then that same electrical activity takes place through a plant. Could they be fully conscious.
Because they do not shriek and scream does not mean they cannot feel, does it?
Feel grateful that plants do not collect the genitalia of animals!