Conundrum

by Donal Mahoney

Paddy believes
in something he
has never seen.

So when I ask him why
he won't look for it, he says
“Because it’s here.”

Mick believes
in nothing he
hasn’t ever seen.

So when I ask him why
he won't look for it, he says
“Because it isn't there.”

So I ask Mick if he
would ever look where
Paddy says it is

and Mick says
"Paddy's full of it.
Why look there."