Ronald David Laing

What an interesting finger
let me suck it

It’s not an interesting finger
take it away

The statement is pointless
The finger is speechless

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.

They are playing a game. They are playing at not playing a game. If I show them I see they are, I shall break the rules and they will punish me. I must play their game, of not seeing I see the game.