May 11, 2020

Whatever It Is You're Going to Say

It has already been said. At least once,
probably thousands of times, or trillions,
often better. There is nothing new under the sun.

So the trick is not what to say but how.
How do you say "density" afresh?
¿Cómo se dice "compression"?
"folding"? "concentration"?
"condensation"?
"rain"?

Gravity has a way of making things
                                                smaller.

They tend to make more sense
                                                that way.

They fit together better
                                                over time.

That's the theory,
                                                anyway.

But in the meantime, there's a lot of
grinding. The plates get all tectonic
on us. Friction heats things up,
pressure mounts, seeks a
weak point, a valve,
a spout –

a mouth from which to
                                                 explode!

So gravity translates into
                                                 suspension,

for a moment, before the ash and embers

                                                  rain down,
                                                  dimming the sun,
                                                  cooling.