in which i am stuck in a room with a very large pink elephant (11 feb)

subjective
latin origins:
pertaining to the subject
of a ruler
subject
from latin subjectus
meaning
to place under

the transition from its ancient use
to its modern application
is
ambiguous
at best

subjective
that which exists in the mind
idiosyncratic
greek
for
one's own mixture

i am struck
by the bizarre nature
of the mind

late nights
mixed with organic scents
and cigarettes
scattered with
seemingly original thought

[what will we wonder that
brilliants haven't brainstormed before?]

and we talk
with words
with bodies
with breath

we extract ideas
from underneath
that which lies beneath
english for
subjecta materia
latin for
how we continue to wake up each day
our own mixture
concoction
stir-fry
of ideas

idea
capable of being traced back centuries
with indo-european roots
from the verb
to see
morphed later
into the perception of pattern
patterns mean something
patterns mean organization
more specifically
patterns indicate the mind's capability
to find order
in chaos
patterns
mean
ideas

certain minds find certain patterns
unique perception of patterns
ideas
unique to the seer
the observer

or
how we perceive things
differ
from the actuality of the thing itself

the mind is a funny

thing
used colloquially
since
sixteen-oh-two
for nouns
when no other words will suffice

"reality is an assortment of personal illusions"