02/12/2018

Small Worlds

Probably your visible universe






Would be no more than 2 or 3 square feet






And like a M.C. Escher print







Around you...






An infinity of mirror images of yourself







You would try and speak






But only a meaningless noise would come out






And in reply...






A cacophony of your eternal selves would call back






A soulless helpless whimper into the void






Time would be compressed






A few weeks







would feel like an eternity







And then...






It's all over






THE VOID!!!






And in some savage, arcane ritual






You are anointed with a red liquid






Cremated in a fiery furnace






And placed in a plastic casket.






To satiate the hunger of an alien species.








Yes.






The world of a chicken has both small horizons






And a gruesome end.






Can I have mine extra hot?