Ultimate Question

Did Prufrock know it,

or did he merely dissemble?

And, what would he do

with the answer?

My guess is this: if you have

no more questions, that is

the answer...the questioning

itself is the problem to solve.

If we were completely awake.

reality would be transparent...

the flowers beautiful, the poop

smelling bad, no need for 

further clues.

What is the meaning of life,

what is existence, would be

irrelevant in the light of clarity.

When you're already bitten by

a snake, no need to wonder

where the egg was hatched.

Prufrok's questions were measured

out in coffee spoons, "Do I dare?"

He was afraid, as if he'd asked God:

"Well?"

and God responded,

"Well what?" 

as if nothing had happened.