The Fabric of Life

It is very stretchy.

We know that, even if

many details remain

sketchy. It is complexly

woven. That much too

has pretty well been 

proven. We are loath

to continue our lessons,

which consist of slaps

as sharp and dispersed

as bee stings from

a smashed nest,

when any strand snaps-

hurts working far past

the locus of rupture,

attacking threads

far beyond anything

we have said 

connects.

Kay Ryan