by Shaun Lawton
as gradual and slow as the formation of dew
on every leaf on the planet
a materialization forming one fraction
of a molecule at a time, so as to not be noticed
snuck into our lungs with every breath we take
carrying with it the infinite seeds of apocalypse
rebirth, bloom and doom with sorrow and joy
so long as we keep on breathing consciously
that's the trick you have to be aware you are breathing
because this simple natural act of meditation clears out
the infectious nanoparticles of glittering oblivion
ejecting them into the atmosphere to evaporate
along with the total eclipse of reality that occurs
every single night we shut our eyes and fall to sleep
