Wednesday, September 18, 2024

CASE STUDY

You say: by itself,
no constituent 
means anything; 

one line alone 
can't surprise me 
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, just as

each water droplet 
is an instance 
of sky.