when we crack open atoms
or stare into space with x-ray eyes
or break another genetic code
we think we’re discovering the what behind the what
but we’re not discovering the what behind the what
it’s all just different versions of the what
and it’s all very fascinating when you first get into it
but after a while you just need your what to hold still long enough
for you to get your plow in
that’s the what
anybody got a light?
(Copyright 2023 by Tetman Callis.)