Let a Question Breathe

We are advised to ask more questions, and once we do

We want the answers to those questions immediately too

But a good question is one that cannot be

Answered by anyone instantaneously

A question should be thought-provoking and need

Some time, some research, some experimentation indeed

Such that at a satisfactory answer one arrives

Or from one question, multiple conclusions derive

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When you ask a question, let it linger in the air

Let it breathe for a while, let yourself be aware

Of the many directions in which a question can go

Once you’ve understood the question, answers folloe