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In Such a World |
They say the universe
is an unbroken wholeness,
that there are, in fact, no parts,
that there is, in fact, no path
from A to B.
They say it’s either/or,
that you do or you do not,
that you have or have not done
whatever it is one does.
They say your life adds up to a story,
that at the end the message is revealed,
though in the middle
the plot can seem unraveled.
In such a world
there can be no separation,
no indecision,
no missing pieces,
no looking ahead
to see if she comes back
in a later chapter.
(Previously published in Interbang 1998)
copyright 1998
Larry
Colker |
