by Rae Armantrout
Say an idea is math
without numbers.
For instance, you could say
that an idea
distorts consciousness
as a massive object
distorts space.
Such distortion
is sometimes known
as attraction.
It pulls
a debris field
into orbit
(or a halo of microplastics).
You slip
from one thought
to the next
as a snake
sloughs off old skin.
Thinking back
is less reliable
than you might think.
Copyright ©:
Rae Armantrout
Last updated December 02, 2022