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There is a surface 	
      that goes on forever 			
flat 	and silent						
with no distinction between 
     any point           
     	and any other.

Yet a taint 						
appears    	 a dent
a tiny shudder
the chance collision 
of two points		 tilts 
the flat surface 					
imperceptibly 
and it quickly rights itself

but in so doing 
another tarnish appears				
an imperfection 
to complement the first
setting in motion 
another    to balance 
the second 		
and so on 

until the entire surface 
starts to vibrate 
like a cymbal		 a field						
bringing tone and difference 
	into the world:		
colours shapes feelings				
thoughts patterns divisions 	
forests nodes systems					
each new part 				
bringing balance 
to complement	 every other.

So electrons spin
suns begin		
cells divide
and the world is brought 
into being.

The science behind the piece:

Science proposes the universe came into being from quantum-gravity fluctuations, whilst Eastern metaphysics proposes it is maintained by the flow and balance of opposing forces. A Long Flat Poem describes a complex world coming into being from such simple events and processes. 

Listen to Miles read the poem: