? Just A Thought? Poem by Nellie Isabelle Steward Cooper

A certain sequence of events may happen
occur, or otherwise take place, ... for us

We experience an emotion
emotion spasms a thought

But thinking kills the emotion
(or at least greatly alters emotion)

The thought continues and it
generates: words, words, words

But the words deform the thought
we now have words to dictate action

But the action is false, a false action
not even a kissing cousin to emotion

It is part of thought or process of thought
Does art foster emotion or vise versa?

Thus thinking may create a curious dilemma
are we thinking or just think we are thinking