The world remains balanced
on its axis
like this:
half the planet thinks
their belief
in false promises
must make them slightly
more likely
to be fulfilled—even if
it's after the fact,
ad hoc, and
out of guilt.
The rest must believe
things that happen
aren't random,
but are fixed and legitimate
answers
to their questions;
no matter what,
they must take it
for granted
that anything real—
even their own
absence—
is evidence
of something
even more essential
which cannot be measured,
but can still get
covered up.
