29 January 2013

So many things in our wee world

Are actually not on show ,

And when we think a little bit

There's not much we really know;

Of a trillion billion galaxies

We can see but five

And to see the last you have to squint

And tilt your head to the side.

We still don't know what gravity's for

Though it's a fundamental power

And we can never see it

Though it keeps on Earth for hours.

We completely change each seven years,

Our cells completely renewed ,

So when we look in the mirror our true selves

Are invisible too.

Can't see dark matter, electricity,

Or sometimes even light,

Anything we look at too much

Disappears into Earth's might.

We don't even know why we're here

In this unusual lifelong chore

So the wise say it's to help others, but then

Well, what are the Others for?

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