a colony of gut bacteria demands glucose

for thousands of years
humans watched
northern lights
and said,
“spirits!”.

for time
far shorter
humans
have watched
northern lights
and said
“airborne ice crystals
reflecting
and refracting
light”.

to which can
also
be said,
“spirits!
spirits all
around
us!”

Published by Zak

an intertidal island in an ocean of impermanence.

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