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The Unexpected Question

The unexpected Question Give me the answer! Now! Just the facts If you please (Or even if you don’t please) What’s the 4-1-1? Cut to the chase Just get to it, man! Get to the heart of the matter Just tell me what I need to know Grasping and running Gasping and spinning So many “answers” Precious little time Place expediency ahead of contemplation And witness the birth of cleverness Answer on top of answer A monument to modern life Each answer firmly rooted In the precariously positioned Answer just below it Wisdom would say “To ask a better question Is to build on a firm foundation” To change course The ship’s captain Must turn the Great Wheel Ask the unexpected question