introspection soon proves hostile
even laws of physics
confounding
prove out more reliable and real than the thoughts that arise
sitting alone with chin tucked to chest
that navel
we so want to be right
understand and comprehend and get things of this world well
right
but what if it’s never been that?
what if life in skin and bone is simpler than that
navel gazing is part of our composure but only to the extent
it leads us across the cord of connection
if it proves severed
this work confounds the reason