nought or one
distinct steps like piano notes
joy and sorrow are parabolic
mirror images
glissando exponentials like the birth of your smile
how you turn away when leaving
the intensity of waiting is a constant
a straight line that separates dimensions
like a ranch rail across Nebraska
if time expands to accommodate the love available to fill it
either we will live forever
or for one brief but ubiquitous moment
today I tried to picture units of you
but nothing survives at absolute zero
and these thoughts self-destruct
as I approach your point of origin
