Dense is intensity
Not intent,
No mind of its own
It cannot repent.
Tense is a response
Like an offense,
In the mind, kind of
Based on dense.
One is out there
The other is the mind,
Relationally proportionate
Over time.
The denser outside
Inside, more tense,
Creating a response
For defense or offense.
Note the difference
Regarding the offense,
The latter is action
The former is sense.
First, it is out there
Then it is in here,
Dense in the atmosphere
But inside, tense is fear.
If you are lost
You may be dense,
Not intensity this time
But in another sense
I won’t spell it out,
Aha! You have it,
I notice the lightbulbs
Have
been lit.
In conclusion,
Let me tease your mind
Regarding dense and tense,
Sense and offense.
Follow me now
With an open mind,
Of the four mentioned
Note two of each kind.
Offense as a sense
Offense as in attack,
Sense in the mind
Sense as in facts.
Dense as in intensity
Or dense as in dumb,
Like Nero, as Rome burnt,
Twiddling his thumbs.
Sense as in sensory
Sense as in common,
If you understand neither
It is time for a summons.
Tense as in feeling
Tense as in time,
Note I have finished
So, close your mind.
I requested it open
That you could understand,
If it’s now overworked,
That was the plan.
Stewart Russell © June 2020
