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w/o May 6th 2024

consider ‘trace elements’-- barely noticeable things and what they change. think butterfly effect! are their effects expected & small or disproportionate? is a ‘trace element’ an extra bit of DNA? is it some milk in a loaf of bread?

My grandfather's nose
My grandmother's eyes
My father's wrists
My mother's legs
My brother's lashes
My sister's hair


My teachers' curiosity
My peers' contempt
My friends' interests
My enemies' rage
My city's accent
My country's tempo


My history's blood
My travels' paths
My mornings' sloth
My evenings' anxiety
My days' haste
My years' fatigue




Everything of the world,
and nothing of myself.