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Dark Matter
Isn't it comforting to know
the stars are suspended in a mold
not unlike something
from a 1950's sitcom picnic?
We hang like grapes
and mandarin oranges
in an invisible gelatin salad
made from the crushed bones
of Science-Past --
Twins, a Bull, a Bear, and a Scorpion,
even the remnants of an old ladle
and a worn out belt --
ground into cosmic powder, boiled
and cooled till firm
in this new paradigm.
There is more matter out
there
than we had supposed.
We think we recognize it now --
neutralinos and charginos --
or maybe we are completely wrong,
and dark matter is just another
patch.
Do you remember
before radios and X-rays
when we could not even speculate
on the existence of waves,
let alone an ocean of darkness?
~Mark Bonica
Mark Bonica says, "I'm a husband, father, and soldier. My
poetry and fiction has appeared in The Green Tricycle, Retrozine,
Niederngasse, Impetus, Planet Magazine, and others. I currently live in
Ft. Polk, Louisiana. My biggest influence right now is Billy Collins --
poetry should be fun."
© 2003 by Mark Bonica. All Rights Reserved.
© Copyright 2003 by Cayuse Press. All Rights Reserved.