life, a metaphor
a young man went off to study at nunyafe learning centre
there, the young man encountered metaphor
and got enthused about it
and spent all his time,
in nunyafe centre,
learning about metaphor
one day, on his way to a nearby town,
the young man met an elderly woman and both struck up a lively conversation
the elderly woman then asked the young man, what do you do?
I study metaphor,
came the reply from the young man
and what is this metaphor?
asked the elderly woman
the young man then went into a long talk, explaining metaphor from what books at nunyafe learning centre have said about metaphor
said the elderly woman to the young man,
I have never in my life, studied metaphor
but I can tell you one thing
this whole thing,
everyone calls life,
is one big,
intricate metaphor
anyone who
has lived life,
has known metaphor,
anyone who has lived life,
has seen metaphor
also anyone who has lived life,
has experienced metaphor
so what is, metaphor?
asked the young man
addressing the elderly woman, the young man said,
your take on metaphor,
differs from what nunyafe books say about metaphor
said the elderly woman,
your long talk about metaphor baffles me
and I find it hard to follow
but I can assure you,
without the least doubt that,
this whole thing,
about this thing,
they call life
is one big,
intricate web of metaphor
the young man left thinking about what the elderly woman said
that
life is one big,
intricate web of metaphor
this is far from what he has swallowed from the pages of the countless books in nunyafe centre
from then on,
the young man could see,
the elderly woman’s take on metaphor,
seems to better encapsulate the essence of metaphor,
that
life is indeed,
one big,
intricate web of metaphor
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