philosophy notes
unlike S., L. believed
that things could have happened
differently than they did
--but there's no point
worrying, baby doll; the universe
is unfolding exactly as it should
(said Mr. Spock on his eleventh
album) or anyway, nothing changes--
the possible
is not actual
--the universe unfolds
petals bloody, wet with miracle
and honey, inside
your heart, your wet meat
holds Napoleon, the library
at Alexandria, go-go
boots, the printing press, a city buried
in ash, silent dark-mouthed beauties
flickering on-screen, children
burned to shadow, Einstein:
the universe expands careful
as a math problem. If y
= x, solve for God.
published in Windfall, Truman State University literary magazine (2003)