Herbert's Cogito: Sounding a bit of Optimism
BEDLAM Before departure it’s a madhouse papers objects flying around as if they feel they will lose a right to gravity when Mr Cogito flies off unpaid bills unsettled debts incurred on a word of honor unwritten poems futureless contracts colorless flirtations beer left unopened all of it flies around in Mr Cogito’s head the mess is growing what will happen if he doesn’t manage to tame the elements after all you can’t put off going away on holiday forever so one day or night when it’s all ending Mr Cogito will prop himself up on the pillows of an express train covering his chilly knees with a blanket and conclude it will all go on as before the holidays surely it will be worse than in Mr Cogito’s time but it will always go on