Absolute Irony

'The universe

is a mysterious place',

the poet said.

'There might exist

other worlds wherein

the laws of nature

are different from ours.'

'No', the engineer said,

'in a vacuum

light travels at the speed

of 300,000 km per second

and nothing can move

faster than that.'

'Oh, absolute claims

are always

absolutely wrong',

the turtle said.

'But since this is

an absolute claim

it ought to be

wrong, too',

the engineer objected.

'Yes',

agreed the turtle,

'yet in being wrong

it is also

absolutely right.'

poem by Paul Hartal
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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