A Basic Thing

Are we really so unique?

Are we really so different?

Perhaps in form, but not in function.

We are all of the same basic thing

As the cells of a person’s body

We are all of the same basic thing

Different kinds of life

That think

We are all of the same basic thing

We are all performing the same basic function

As do the cells of a sentient brain

We all have the same basic purpose

To understand

We are all of the same basic thing

We perform our function in specialized ways, with specializations

Some slightly specialized, some supremely so

We are all of the same basic thing

Our slightly different forms

Our slightly different perspectives

All are only parts of the sum

We are all of the same basic thing

We are the intelligence of the universe, a basic thing

We are all the same basic thing

As it tries to understand itself

a basic thing.

--Iton