Footnotes1
Is the dark side of the moon still a thing?
Or, did science already explain it?2
Let’s imagine3 it remains a mystery, and seek it together –
Exploring the concept that ideas still matter,
and the cosmos isn’t yet reduced to a textbook4 blurb.
Then, we can pretend textbooks are still a thing, too.
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1. “a note of reference, explanation, or comment usually placed below the text on a printed page”a.
2. “we now know that the Moon orbits Earth, and they both orbit the Sun. The ‘dark’ side is merely a trick of perspective”b.
3. to pretend or conjure up an idea from one’s own mind and of one’s own volition.
4. “a book that contains detailed information about a subject, for people who are studying that subject”d.
c. “the act of willing, choosing, or resolving”I.
Transformation
As the sun rises,
Stark contrasts dissipate,
Making it more difficult
To discern
Rough outlines, even
As specific features become easier to see.
A black on orange and blue silhouette
Transforms into pale green, grey, white,
Casting off confusions of a dark night;
Abandoning
The simplicity of the conceivable for the varied,
The sophisticated.
However improbable – and
Within a short interval – potential
Becomes actual.
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