Emancipation    
by Anders K.

You are walking in a heavy, exhausting haze
Adrift in a seemingly insolvable maze
Many opinions, but silent on what matters
Untold inconsistencies, structure in tatters

In an age where shallowness is a dwarfing norm
Place your bets on depth and wisdom, do not conform
If you want to escape, identify your glue
Now is the time to mold your explicit worldview

How to begin such an ambitious, daunting quest?
It may begin with a commitment to ingest
Some people convey that you become what you eat
Much closer to truth is: You become what you read

Revel in our finest art, study history
See how we have advanced from our past misery
Become intimate with our most eminent minds
Feel how your confusion progressively unwinds

In your ingestion, aspire to become so full
that you feel the urge to create, a heavy pull
Catch your thoughts as they occur, before they take flight
The best way to discover what you think is: write

This voyage can and should be gratifying fun
And the very best part: You will never be “done”
Errors are certain = there can be no stagnation
In the endless pursuit of your own foundation


Inspiration:
Patrick Collison tweet