back inside the cradle
research says we’ve always
been part of the action
where or when
less important than the how
different channels
bring about varied accounts
most interwoven
like a patchwork quilt
galaxies & lost worlds
trapped inside blackholes
variable light
trickling through
wherever stretched or worn
in a corner
draped across an old wooden easel
its appearance everchanging
—duration & shadow
playing tricks of the mind
recalling a certain satellite
still larger than life
july two thousand twenty-three
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