Relativity
You think there’s a gap between us
You think we are separate distinct
You think Newton had it right that we collide
and come apart collide
and come apart But
this is Einstein’s world A hundred
years ago he showed how
we all are bound I nudge space
and you
are shifted
You think if you’re high enough
you’re safe You think
when I fall your orbit
is unaltered You think
this poem
is just physics
Tania Hershman is co-editor, together with Pippa Goldschmidt, of an anthology of new writing inspired by Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity, to be published by Freight Books in September. The author of two story collections, her debut poetry chapbook, Nothing Here is Wild, Everything is Open, will be published in 2016. Tania’s website is www.taniahershman.com.
Really clever poem. Love it.
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