Friday, August 1, 2008

jeopardy.

so if some day time turned into treacle
how many jars do you think your past would fill?
secobarbital is your escape and
sildenafil citrate is for a reason,
called the blue pill.

what would science do if one day
the sky opened up to reveal an eye?
peering down with scrutiny and curiosity,
with shock and wonder and perhaps even fright;
oh yes, what would people do if the
ever-seeing eye in the sky was looking
down on us with undeniable fear
of what it has created?

what if the tragedy of babel was overcome
and one language dominated the universe
the earth, the galaxy, the cosmos beyond.
how could i ever learn to say:
'i love you for staying in perpetual motion' in
thirty languages before my death? how could
i ever learn to say: 'i'm sorry for all the
pain and trauma and shock and stress
i put myself through' at least in three?

what if the oceans dried up to reveal thousands
upon thousands of golden starfish?