Sunday 11 March 2012

totem

sun and moon and stars
photons
cheese and mongoose and doily
electrons
tesco and france and devon
neutrons
gold and silver and bronze
up quarks
it is strange how each particle
is identical but they produce
such different things
the proton in my prawn cocktail
is indistinguishable from the proton
in your pinafore
the electron in my toothbrush
is identical to the electron in your
tulip
every time you breathe in
you inhale an atom of
Hitler's last breath
unheimlich
every time you eat an
ice cream you eat a molecule
of dinosaur flesh
tasty
with every mouthful
of seawater you swallow
some of Columbus'
wee
eew

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