Kit Kelen #437 - a doubt crept in

437

a doubt crept in

a slinking, sneaky, sexy thing

one couldn't take one's eyes off

we learned something then

I will give it that

we took that doubt as far as it went

yes you could call it obsession

perhaps that was when

we came off the rails

you know that fire can get out of hand

still that doubt

was bitter in truth

we entertained it

till we knew

it takes a tumble

sometimes to see

what didn't kill me

made me strong

and what wonders!

what advances!

all by virtue of a necessary adjustment

(so hindsight has shown)

fact up against fact

a neat little stack

it really was a better world

and then a certain uncertainty

a doubt crept in

and that doubt was a party animal!

so everything had to be re-examined

much of it failed the test

we went back to the fundamentals

there were days then

felt as if starting from scratch

we dusted off, picked up the pieces

like girl meets boy

how did we get here?

before long we were well on the way

isn't the wheel a wonderful thing!

but soon after that

and I bet you can guess

spoke broke

yes a doubt crept in

everything had been well sealed

it was all hermetic, hygenic

double glazed where we could afford

but

was it a fifth column?

sleeper cell?

still this doubt got in

it wreaked havoc

the whole of the project

was put at risk

it was the very fact in doubt

how could a thing stand on its feet then?

how could we go on?

yet it couldn't be argued

we had come this far

one had to credit that

there are some who have declared

they'll be ready to face it

the next time

some are building rocket ships

to export an incertitude

some would like to weight that fucker

over the deepest sea

but for myself, and just for me

next time a doubt creeps in

I'll make a point of cosying up

getting it comfortable

I'll lull it

I'll put that doubt under my pillow

and I'll sleep on it

that's what I'll do

then next morning

big in the yawn

even bigger in breakfast

I'll take a long long shower

dry myself by the most modern methods

I'll have a good look around after

to see if that doubt's crept out