A Long, Flat Poem
Miles Hitchcock
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.
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