In the zero sum contests
much ado is about nothing
yet there are ways to see
and hear what happens
inside then out
that make one wonder
what is the difference
between one story and another
narrative tensions or the fact of the matter
fateful mention or a tract across scatter
clarity wanes as the truth comes closer
that's the magic of a physical measure
it says what it is and you cannot argue
that's the way it shall be and was
the past is written
and future imaged
as the swirl of oceans makes art
the curl of toes cannot start
nature is a farce to gather
into trophies, pictures, lather
kindly step to the side and wait
and disbelief the lords of fate.
Roman Ryan 