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Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash. Leonard Cohen

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Don't Forget to Feed the Cat, Dr. Schrödinger

image courtesy of Magpie Tales

Worlds divide
With each decision we make
Splintering fractals
With each turn of the cylinder
Left or right
The kaleidoscope beads shift
Morphing one pattern
Into another
A few degrees clockwise
There's a bit more red
And you're a suburban mom with three kids
A few degrees counter
And some blue appears
You're a dancer struggling with an eating disorder
Make a complete circle
And now 
You see more green
You're the top telemarketer for credit card insurance
And you still live with your mom 
And a collection of comic books and porn
When you see one pattern
Where are the others?
When a choice is made
Are the others gone?
Or are they just waiting elsewhere?

submitted for Magpie Tales 63