musings

i.

looking in the mirror in the middle of the night.
i always do that, no matter how tired i am.
perhaps i want to ensure that i am the same
as when i looked in the mirror before going to sleep.
that Time has not come and stolen away a score
from my smooth, unwrinkled brow.

ii.

you know how rock has layers?
and by looking at a peaking cliff, with ridges and impressments on the side,
and stripes of different shades and textures,
scientists are able to determine exactly what happened
in the years when those specific layers were on top?
what if the brain had layers, and one could dissect a human mind to see the passage of time?
what if one could physically see the angry years, and the happy years?

would not the mind be a fascinating timeline

iii.

can one cry with no eyes?
can one smile with no mouth?
can one understand with no body?

why would strong emotion be reliant on strange looking masses of cells.

-Pamplemousse