atom

atom
empty
pockets of activity

helium
rises
decorated
in stretchy greens, reds,
metallic foil
tugs at heartstrings

water
particles slam, sluice
through others less
beholden to falling

human
long-lived monkey
knows the
heart of things
remembers pain, seeks
warmth

world
spinning
a heavy core,
a pocket in space
into which earth, oceans, mountains
continually fall

universe
empty
pockets of warmth