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| Image from Breaking Burgh |
again, the ball drops, but does not break
its descent carefully engineered to delight
again, the ball is fumbled, or intercepted
despite the carefully engineered play
again. the ball passes its mark in space
the carefully engineered orbit a quiet assurance
again, we wait, not for ball, but for hammer to drop
for the carefully engineered investigations to resolve
but the dropping ball,
wobbling pass,
eternal orbit,
special investigation
seem to have no end
again, an angry tweet that
"my button, my nuclear football
is bigger than yours"
pushes us closer to the dropping
of the other shoe
and no amount of careful engineering
will save us when it strikes the floor
j.lewis is an internationally published poet, musician, and nurse practitioner. His poetry and music reflect the complexity of human interactions, sometimes drawing inspiration from his experience in healthcare. When he is not otherwise occupied, he is often on a kayak, exploring and photographing the waterways near his home in California. A Clear Day in October, j.lewis’s first collection of poetry paired with his own photography, is available directly from E&GJ Press.