The world doesn’t consist of matter or spirit,

of fields, particles or dynamic geometry.

The world consists of questions and answers,

the world is wen-do or kong-an

(in Japanese mondo and koan). Today at noon

a relative of mine drove up in his jeep

and told me that next Thursday I have to go to a funeral:

V.’s twelve-year-old son fell

from the stable-loft onto a concrete floor

and died two days later without regaining consciousness.

I know this too is a question.

I know there’s an answer here. I know

I should know the answer but…

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