No Generalized Boat

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While Archimedes discovered

The generalized principle

Governing displacement,

We cannot design

A generalized boat.

It must be a specific canoe,

A ferryboat, or sloop--

And each of unique size and capability and durability

For all special-case embodiments

Are entropically fated

To disintegrate in time

Whether the experience episodes

Are passive or active--

I.e., involuntary or voluntary,

Subjective or objective--...