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Palimpsest, noun -
Etymology: Latin palimpsestus, from Greek palimpsEstos scraped again, from palin + psEn to rub, scrape; akin to Sanskrit psAti, babhasti he chews
1 : writing material (as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased
2 : something having usually diverse layers or aspects apparent beneath the surfaceScrapings
The palimpsest: a tabula rosa fit
For use after the scraping of words, made new
For nothing but how the desires of others sit.
And what was old is meaningless, now writ
With dreams the author screams when readers view
The palimpsest. A tabula rosa fit
For life is how good Locke describes the nit
That is the human soul. And will it do
For nothing but how the desires of others sit?
Or does the mortal soul lock secrets in it,
Obscured by nearby needs, which blur like dew
The palimpsest? A tabula rosa fit
For nothing of treasured worth, sometimes bit
To taste the bland is what I am, a stew
For nothing but how the desires of others sit,
And not my own. But is it sad to grit
My teeth and be of use? To this I'll hew -
The palimpsest: a tabula rosa fit
For nothing but how the desires of others sit.copyright July 7, 2002, Chattanooga
by Earle B. 'Glas' Durboraw