Constantly the Sum

Constantly the sum total of energy
wheels from this oddball universe
All forces of romance in nature
and satire hidden everywhere—
wicked heat & hilarious light
to magnetic subtlety
and electric tragedy

Paying high tribute
to low-paid predecessors
wings slip past ladders
incorporating planes
and movement into
a whirlwind that works:
from expressions of a princess
to manifestations of life-science,
buds to minds
classified ads to Supreme Being—
waves under criminal control

The secret of a student
subjugating the universal lattice
will be known to the structure,
the particulars of success in building
whether it be fascinating the body
or influencing a definition,
and the pull of others’ tumbling force
false names roll
bodily juices blend together
with clipped thread
and draws death
the love of wonder
how death is like silk, how uneasy
to weave how improbable it is
to move how difficult
to summarize