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It is boring that you are frigh­te­ned
you are boring me by being inter­es­ted in me

In trying to be inter­es­ting,
you are very boring.

You are frigh­te­ned of being boring, you
try to be inter­es­ting by not being inter­es­ted,
but are inter­es­ted only in not being boring.

You are not inter­es­ted in me.
You are only inter­es­ted that I be inter­es­ted in you.

You pre­tend to be bored
because I am not inter­es­ted
that you are frigh­te­ned
that I am not frigh­te­ned
that you are not inter­es­ted in me.

Knots
Penguin 1970
p. 24