No You Can't

 

 

You cannot know

What you cannot know,

To the geniuses among us

That’s a terrible blow.

 

But what is there

That can’t be known?

You could ask Alexa or Siri

On your cellphone.

 

Try it with Alexa

And see what she’d say

Or ask the brilliant Siri;

Try it today.

 

It is non-sensical

And not worth the time

To have such an endeavour

Clutter up my mind.

 

Rather, I entreat you,

Treat to it as just that

And simply acknowledge this

As an unknown fact.

 

For if you can know

What you cannot know

Then what you cannot know

Is nothing to know.

 

 

You cannot know

What you cannot know

So, rather than waste time,

Admit it is so.

 

Can God know

What cannot be known?

Well, I asked the brilliant Alexa;

It was out of her zone.

 

I asked Siri too

But Siri seemed confused

And given Siri’s vast knowledge

I was amused.

 

 

Herein is a tenet

Which is absolutely true,

The secret things belong to God,

Not to me or to you.

 

Stewart Russell © January 14, 2025