1. Everything that is, is perceived or it is not perceived
   
   
2. If it is perceived then that perception is itself perceived or it is not perceived
   
   
3. Either this chain of perception goes backward (or forward) ad infinitum or it does not
   
   
4. If this chain goes backward (or forward) ad infinitum, then there is an infinite and eternal regression (progression) of perception
   
   
5. If there is an infinite and eternal regression (progression) of perception, then either perception eventually circles (spheres) back on itself or it does not
   
   
6. If perception eventually circles (spheres) back on itself, then each perception is a last perception that is a first perception that perceives itself

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Dawn Bratton lives in the San Francisco Bay Area and writes poetry that explores perception, death, myth, and the nature of experienced reality. She volunteers for WordSwell, a nonprofit organization based in Oakland, CA. Her work has recently appeared in or is forthcoming in Modern Literature, The Opiate, Oracle, The Metaworker, and Global Poemic, among others. dawnebratton@gmail.com