iii. Infinity			
one way to formulate

the irrational
capture

what the mind can’t grasp
is to find the pattern that fits

and follow it
at a certain point

mark three small dots		
which means:

go on to infinity 


•   •   •



what the mind can’t grasp

the body remembers
the patterns memory lays down

accrete, reveal themselves 
as irrational fears

inexplicable aversions
the body so persistent

in its associations
leaping at a sound

the real-time brain has already recognised 
like the lag of thunder

post lightning flash
as though the sound has travelled

back in time 
to set off the old alarm

the house you grew up in
may have been sold

twenty times over
the room where your small bed stood

may now hold a 75-inch TV
or a snooker table

or have been demolished
but still you cannot convince

the child you were	
that the person entering the darkened bedroom

is your wife