Lone Spectator

Evidence does point to the existence
of other conscious creatures;
But my world consists of me, seen through my eyes
with its particular arrangement of rods and cones,
My nose, hands, body, a bunch of hair, now and then,
in clear focus in all photographs stored in the brain -
Am I the only one then, watching
everyone else, mere characters,
everything else, mere props,
in a cosmic multi-dimensional arena,
enacting a particularly convincing play
The lone spectator in the stands?

Feb 1 2008