In Māyā's Sock Drawer

“The mind is not a part of the world. It is the whole.”

— Erwin Schrödinger

Schrödinger's cat purrs in his box,

Cuddling up to Māyā's duvet,

Kneads the comforter with her paws,

While somewhere near, a final say

Knocks on virtual quantum doors.

Cats may think they'll live forever,

Humans suppose—that's not clever!

A cat's smarter than the worn-out phone

That sits in Māyā's sock drawer at home,

Lying there dumb, no more to roam.

No phone is dumber than a man

Who screws things up because he can;

Or woman wishing that she had more

Assorted junk from a cosmetic store;

Or person of indeterminate gender

Bent on a soliptical sexual bender.

Gurus surmise that we're all One

If so, I ask you, where’s the fun—

Unless the One comes down to many

Monads dancing, ten a penny?

Saturday, January 17, 2026