Thursday, January 10, 2013

Null Set

Null set, void, emptiness holding nothing,
not even zero.
Impossible to solve for y in this equation.
In math, it's just an answer, reasonable at that,
without baggage or malice,
complete absence of drama.
Absence of anything, in fact.
In life, it's rarely quite so simple.
nagging situations keep us up at night,
boost sales for Sominex.
We try to solve for why and how,
accomplishing neither.
But if I just -- ?
Or maybe this would -- ?
No way to fill in certain blanks, just leave them be.
Worry can ot shift the paradigm.
Variables must change before the answer becomes clear,
arrives at last, eureka moment as it all falls into place.


(c) Ellen Gillette, 2013

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