what is there

[NikolaiI]

There
what is there
what is there there
what is is
is what is there
is what is is
what is is what is there
what is there?

should I just keep silent?

[hillwalker]

A touch of Tao perhaps? Do not ask the question unless you already know the answer, and I'm guessing you do.

[NikolaiI]

why, that is kind of you, Hill, thanks.

[Haunted]

I can stare at this all day and see different things — different states and beings, it's almost like a riddle. And if I look at it sideways I see a visual pattern. There's just something appealing about this. And the question in the end is almost playful, and that makes the whole poem even more accessible despite that it poses a few philosophical questions.