CASE STUDY

You say—by itself,

no constituent 

means anything; 

one line alone 

can't surprise you 

or rhyme.

But show some respect 

for the obduracy 

of atoms;

have some humility 

for the speciousness 

of time—

for each breath you take 

is a cross section 

of significance;

each water droplet 

is an instance 

of sky.