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I Like to Open my Mind
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I Like to Open my Mind

Change the Object

A wander through the role of vision in experience and the importance of choosing objects well.

i like to open my mind
i like to learn new things
i like to meet new people
i like to try new wings

novelty arouses, seems
to present a fresh view
travelling around about
invites sweet question: who?

setting old eyes on surprises
seems easy to the young
with feet to move over miles
chasing the westerly sun

even don’t need those feet
the screen will feed the need
swiping o’er images general
until the specific calls to read

outside orientation
does feed the beast in me
fills the nerves with passion
simulates engaged energy

moves the person wanting
inspires heavy souls
blessings come manufactured
habit train make to ‘em whole

but what if we turn this around
invert the processing eye
instead of eating fodder
make vision serve intention high

what if a heart of love
along with a sense of care
what if they seized our vision
like banks taken by bears?

a means of becoming conscious
a dominant sense input
passive and reactive
or intentional, moral, and good?

change the object of vision
change the view inside
change the object lesson
change the feelings and mind

let these eyes do work
let them feed the mind
and let the inverse happen
let the senses back flow in kind

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