My Answer: _____ is where the everything is

 It's about preoccupation, isn't it? 

Your needs and wants, decisions about those...

Do we think about the things we do automatically? 

Breathing. Moving about in routine. Swallowing. 

Dishes to be cleaned

Food to be gathered

Fitting in with the social structures

preoccupation with decisions

Don't stop and think about how things really work

that's for smarter people, the smart people say

Very few facts, so much hypothesis 

Follow the beliefs put in front of you

for your own good, they say

We all see the same things, many argue. 

Do we? 

 I have a serious question

What does nothing look like? 

Distinct but out of place gibberish as if it is my way of doing things...

 There is an art to being a lonely curmudgeon, or the crazy old recluse who lives in the forest. 

Lots of bridges to burn before you realize it. 

It's a state of mind. 

If you do things correctly, you can be left alone even in a crowded room. 

Just say things like " I like several people that don't like me at all." 

The Easily Manipulable

Maybe it's time for each man to look into the "becoming an island unto himself"  thing...

Testimonial

"It worked for me"  

-unknown blogger and social media connoisseur 

Long Live The Machine...

 The wheels of the machine churn

an opinion here, 

a law there...

and the herd is moved to and fro

the layers of consequence

good to some, bad to others

have all been considered

and they go far deeper

and darker

than the sensibilities of most

will allow them to consider

The Machine is awe inspiring

 when it isn't sickening

Some would mistakenly call it

shortsighted

 The Machine is

vast

Is it

everything?