that the universe
is expanding,"
the scientist said
while pounding
her fist on the dais.
"Space itself
is growing
exponentially—it's just
difficult for us to see,
since we're made
of that stuff
which increasingly
quickly rushes
off in all directions."
And at first, I thought:
this makes such
little sense—west
cannot stretch
and grow farther
from east. (But then again,
something so outrageous
would be needed
to explain
how it is you and I
could have grown
so far apart,
while the distance
between us hasn't changed
in the least.)
