A 2-milligram size shrimp brain
It can’t remember much
what it ate or what it did the whole day
It takes a LOOONNGGG minute, sometimes even longer to think
needing constant reminders,
repeat or reread words,
every item placed in a list
otherwise, it would forget
But it is okay.
A normal person can recall about 7 items
shrimp brain can barely even remember 5
Can’t solve simple math problems;
long division without the use of paper,
ratios, arithmetic, quadratic, geometric equations
“How do you not know? It is so easy.”
s l o w
seeps into cracks of stability
But it is okay.
Lack of knowledge;
metric system,
president names,
miniature vocabulary,
common fractions as decimals,
occasional googles how to spell “beatiful”
still have trouble remembering the dates of WWII
This T e R r I f I e S
the withering and shriveled shrimp brain
failure, disappointment, judgment
what if everyone will discover
the hidden shrimp size brain?
But it is okay.
Step by step, small and slow, it can make the greatest pieces of art
the opportunity to relearn new concepts
skills, practice, and observation
It is those tiny milligrams’ pace
Every day it will learn.
