\t\t\t\tI found an octopus in your thermometer.
\nIts eyes looked human, its mouth was a dog\u2019s.
\nBehind the sucking sounds of its tongue it
\nasked simple questions:
\nWill there be Sundays in October?
\nWill future religions worship electricity?
\nWhen will Manhattan\u2019s tallest buildings
\ndismount from their tricycles?
\nI answered as best I could,
\ninhaling organized nonsense from my memory drain.
\nThe octopus\u2019 eyes grew skeptical.
\nIts mouth grew dry.
\nBricks formed on its teeth.
\nHow little wisdom can fail such a creature?\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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