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Old 01-06-2008, 03:23 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Boxcarguy you are partially correct, so I will explain further.

The first half is an aphorism.
The second half conflicts with the first, creating a paradox.
The question mark at the end denotes the fact that the poem is rhetorical.
Like boxcarguy said, if my hand is steady then the words I write are "new"; they haven't yet been proven false.
That primary inference would lead to the question, "What is truth?"
This question obviously has no answer and is purely rhetorical, but from my perspective (one who has not been proven wrong) it is always true.
Thus, the entire poem is converted into a second aphorism instead of being taken as a simple riddle!
In the context of this poem, aphorisms are paradoxical (as mentioned before), so the entire poem is a paradox musing over the philosophical/rhetorical question, "What is truth?"
From this, rhetoric becomes caged.
The paradox comes from my steady hand, making the paradox of truth/untruth true.
In conclusion, the overall meaning is that truth is always victim to my personal interpretation; truth is whatever I think because it is my reality (not all of my thoughts have to be true, which would be a paradox in itself).


I got a little carried away.
Sorry if that explanation was confusing, but you didn't have to read any of it, so I revoke that apology.

Thank you both for replying.
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