Weight Loss

Weight Loss

There is a place where science,

philosophy, religion and poetry

come together. It’s a lonely

intersection high in the mountains

just south of certainty.

If you ever go there you might see God

playing cards with Nietzsche, or Einstein

and Bashō laughing over a cocktail.

I visit more frequently as I get older

and as the absolutes of my youth

rot in their respective junk drawers.

The love I used to hold is now

the shape of air and I’m beginning

to think that I’m a mere 21 grams

from nothingness.

When you find yourself

a float on a Stygian waterway

and Charon acts as your guide,

look for me dancing

on the far shore line.

I won’t have any answers

but I’ll damn sure offer you a drink.

SMG