[Once there was a man . . .] and [give me peace o my world . . .]

By Tadeusz Dabrowski and Antonia Lloyd Jones | January 31, 2017

Once there was a man who was neither happy,
nor was he sad, in his case this shallow state
grew deeper from year to year. Finally he landed
in a hospital for the nervously disturbed. To stimulate him,
he was told to listen to the news and read
the papers. Indeed, he listened and read, but it’s hard
to say if it influenced his views or not
(nor is it known if he had any at all).