Litmus

I think therefore I am.

I feel therefore it is.

You respond therefore we are.

I dare to hope,

But dare not push.

One day.

I invest affection,

But expect little return.

Accrued interest.

I spin to win,

But hope only to break even.

Lottery.

I hear what you say,

But it's hard to know the unsaid.

Confirmation bias.

I return to repeat the test,

But enough is an unknown.

Litmus.

I think therefore I am.

I feel therefore it is.

You respond therefore we are.