Underfoot or underdog?
Who knows?
Meanwhile
ON THE LEDGE of KNOW:
Ernestine O’Piety was a well-meaning swot
She learned the three Rs and she learnt what was what
She wandered all day and she wondered all night
She wrote in the dark and she read in the light
She searched for the truth and she searched high and low
She had mountains to climb and she had places to go
Then perching on the ledge of Know
She looked deep down to see below
Oops
Down she fell into the land of Know
Where no means yes and yes means no
Where red is green and green is red
Where what we hear is not what’s said
Where black is white and white is black
Where going forward is going back
Where all is nothing and nothing is all
Where tall is short and short is tall
Where right is wrong and wrong is right
Where bite is bit and bits are byte
Where left is right and right is left
Where weft is warp and warp is weft
Grasping the nettle and grappling at the door
Her head was aching and her feet were sore
So
Off she headed - back to where it all began
With a run along, spin along, twist along plan
Along the hall, through the hatch and up the stair
With one eye popping - to - we know not where
KERBOOOOOOOOOOOOOM
From “The thoughts of Charwoman Mar” © MG 2011