from here the planet
like a marble tipped
out of a cosmic pocket
follows invisible
lines of
gravitational
pulls, caught between
freedom & Newton’s laws of
motion– I imagine
inevitable
patterns that guide
both of us
watch infinite variables
through random chance
create a place where
complex forms of life
spring from atoms which
cling to one another & I
understand
the spheres as
if they were particles
at this distance
revolution of bodies
is an accident of entropy

spinning in high heels
over hardwood floors
a jumble of teens
orbits around
the basketball court
waves of song-fueled
attraction & relentless
energy propel me into
a singular
impulse– pressing
my lipstick to your blush &
at the moment of impact
rest in balance until
you smile back
the two of us
blur into hairspray & tulle– we
crash together– we
dance to
the music of
synth percussion which
would soon become heartbeat
we revel in
existing at the same time
& I consider it a miracle