Reaction

When the sound waves brought his name

He stood

Surveying the varied light rays

Streaming at him

He was amazed he could navigate the intended distance

Given the loosely arranged conglomeration

Of molecules he commanded

Especially since all that held him together

Was electromagnetism (!)

What if a coincidence occurred

And his polarity repelled him to pieces?

What if this spinning earth

In orbit

In a revolving galaxy

Spiraling out

In a surging shock wave

Expanding from the bang

Of some small part of the whole

Was order disturbed

By his small journey across the room?

What if the ultrasound technician

Interpreted evidence

That his electrons weren’t in order?

What if after successfully overcoming

Chaos in the cosmos

He would be forced

To factor in mortality?