Sometimes...

Sometimes tis better
to not know the answers
Better to not know
what’s on the other side of the fence

Oft times tis better
To live in the not knowing
To allow one’s imagination
To indulge in suspense

Sometimes it’s better
The fact of not knowing
To let others enlighten us
Of the truth , not pretense

Sometimes tis better
To be dumb and be blind
To not see or to hear
What might torment one’s sense

Sometimes tis better
And oft times less bitter
Since oft times not knowing
tis one’s only defense

Sometimes tis better
To dwell in the darkness
To be a bit unenlightened of…
What’s on the other side of the fence

Author's Note

Maybe better I don't know about this one.

Reviews

[Marie]

On the other hand, if you don't know about that hole (symbolic, perhaps) right in front of you, you're quite likely to step into it...

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i like this play on the idea of "what you don't know can't hurt you"---
enlightenment can be quite painful---
i like how it sounds like a very old poem in its style.
nicely done.