blather
pietri_dish
sab placing the world
delicatly on the side of the bench
taking note of the time
and the tempture inside
and watching from afar
to see what happens.

knowing full well that i may never know
knowing full well it may never happen
knowing full well that if it does, there is nothing i can do
knowing full well there was never anything i could do

so i take the scientific approach

i walk away
and turn off the light
leave the petri dish world under a glowing tube
and glance over at it from the office occasionally
wondering if there'll be
any sign
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