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A Second’s Pause—What Is LIFE, Actually?/!
Just now I saw the tiniest knat; and my first instinct
Was to smash it into a micro-pancake.
Flitting about in my bathroom, as if sort of para-gliding.
Right there between the steel spout of the faucet and the
Porcelain sink’s lower opening. Instead I hesitated, taking the
Time to consider the heavy responsibiity of the situation.
A pause got me to thinking about the eons of eras of biology that
Brought each of our species to this point in time/place.
So understood, I am not the only living-thing
Occupying the bathroom in this moment.
That silently flapping, teenie ‘animal’ zipping hither, thither and yon
Is comfortably in it’s own relatively large ‘world’-of-space/time…as well.
Being the bigger creature I could of course end
This thing’s annoying flutter by simply bringing my palms
Together — fast! But we all know this is not just another
Poisonous nuisance-bug I need to be well protected from.
Isn’t it rather surprising we are not all naturally aware that
