Physics

There are times
in this pandemonium life
when we roll around,
two marbles in a box,
glancing off each other
now and then
with a porcelain click,
preserving the laws of action
and reaction.

There are times
when we slow down,
when you put your leg over me
at night
or slip your hand into mine
at the movies,
and the box flakes away
like cardboard in rain
and the marbles melt
to pools of glass
that swirl into each other
without boundaries
or physics.

10/04/2001

Posted on 10/04/2001
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