we breathe
& we’re breath––
not the body
not the lungs
not the scattering
molecules
we are the photographs
& the photographer––
the picture & the imagined
scene
we are the earth
& the formula
for earth
before & after
how can what is
be?
because we
are
we are not
the action––
not the reaction––
not the intent
we are the dream
of the dream––
the perfect ink
circle
that is complete
without
completion
the handshakes
& hugs
that are inevitable
because time
as a limit
is not real