We live in a cage of light,
curved bars of safe limit,
and probe the doubt outside
with unsure hands:
we glimpse the universe
and that beyond…
and struggle to grasp ideas
at the edge of our ability.
My thoughts change how my body works;
this DNA influences that DNA
a world away;
our spiritual appeal affects your well-being;
talking to a Petri dish improves cell division.
There is a pattern of connection,
a beautiful intricate reciprocity
in all that exists.
We pause, amazed and fearful.
What is this power?
How can it be?
The atmosphere hums with heaven
despite our cloth ears.