constant like animals


Animals seem more constant than we do, maybe because they don't have as much imagination or the same complicated relationship to intellect. For an animal, the world simply is, whereas human activity - and the very response of living beings - never stops fluctuating.

domesticated animals seem more pre-visible than wild animals




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Written on 2026-08-12 at 15:26

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Sameen The PoetBay support member heart!
This is an interesting thought, and it has that calm, observational tone that makes you nod along. The idea that animals are more constant because they don't overthink the world is simple but feels true in a grounding way. The last line about domesticated animals being more predictable than wild ones is a nice distinction, but it arrives without much development. The piece reads more like a note toward an essay than a finished reflection. A concrete example, a dog waiting at the door or a cat sleeping in the same sunbeam every day, would give the abstraction some warmth. Still, the observation itself is solid.
2026-08-25


Clara Mae Gregory The PoetBay support member heart!
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2026-08-13