Uncertainty—by Diana Harkness
UNCERTAINTY
The Principal of Indeterminacy
The Principal of Uncertainty
We cannot know the outcome;
Hope or chaos in the cosmos.
If a butterfly dies
It shakes the world.
I smashed a bee under my foot
Did the world move?
Heisenberg knew.
When he located the particle
It changed speed.
When he measured its speed
It changed position.
We brush against each other.
Our words touch and flit.
You change my position;
And I change yours.
You change my direction.
You change my speed.
And every word from every source
And every note
Of music
And birdsong
And frog song
And wind and wave song
Touch upon touch,
Word upon word
Imperceptible changes
Until we are truly
Dancing in rhythm,
To the song of the Ages.
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