Tuesday, 14 June 2011

At the edge of the universe

At the edge of the universe,
an old man drinks
alone                         
                                   (so listen well).


Hear the lungs and heart
ah-humming
                        ah-hum
                        ah-hum
                        

He is Hivemind.
He is God.
He is—heartbroken and
             happy.


Do you know this man?
Are you associates?
               friends?
               siblings?


Because he won’t know you:
               you’re a stranger
wearing strange clothes.
                   (and it’s sad),


Because millions of microscopic years
developed us,
                    loved us
                    and hated us.



We drifted away.
                                  (stars on a highway)
Made friends with
          metal casings,


danced in oily dresses
and dreamed:
                         of bliss
and the company

of an old man.

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