The Will to Believe

(With apologies to William James)

by Vern Loomis / March 14th, 2021

I like to think;
I really do.
I like to think
what I think is true.

Don’t you?

I like to know;
I really do.
I like to think
that I know what’s true.

Don’t you?

I like to believe;
I really do.
I like to think
what I believe is true.

Don’t you?

I like to think that I believe;
I do.
I’d like to believe
that I think it’s true.

Wouldn’t you?

Vern Loomis lives in the Detroit area and occasionally likes to comment on news and events that interest him in whatever capacity available. Besides Dissident Voice, his other musings can be found at Transcend Media Service, ZNetwork, CounterPunch, The Humanist, and The Apathetic Agnostic. Read other articles by Vern.

This article was posted on Sunday, March 14th, 2021 at 8:02am and is filed under Poetry.