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The Enigma of Consciousness
the mind
that's just an epiphenomena
a by-product of information processing
a ghost left over
from perception and decision
all the bustle
the muscle of civilization
now that's solid
something you can hang your hat on
bridges skyscrapers culture
the Pope and the Queen
important stuff
like Real Estate and the Stock Market
matter and ceremony
thank God there are some things
we can depend on
now that science has vanquished the mind
experience is a chimera
it's gone
reborn and gone
the mind is hiding
where the wind rustles the rushes
where the rill burbles over the rocks
it's crouching out of sight behind your face
like the pool the rill spills into
covered with mottled reflections
hiding monsters
