(these words are a spell.
be warned:
these words will be flattened into
a fruitless jumble
within just two days
unless they are again
read out loud,
even if only to yourself.
i hope you know what to do:)
“home is—where?—
where the heart
is”
ok. where is your heart
it is inside your
body
where is your body
it is inside
something
there is always a context.
so
where
is
your
heart
if not inside
the planet
where is your heart
if not inside of the context of
my life
right now.
(can you yet hear
can you feel
how these words are a spell
when they are read out loud?)
do you recall the water cycle
the one from elementary school
the perfect and polished scientific explanation
of one of the simplest cycles we have ever
fully explained?
which part of that cycle
do you intend to replace
with a crowdfunded project?
and please, before you answer,
find some time to visualize your data
with the latest in graph design
and please, before you answer,
consider one additional question
return to your heart
the cycle of which is also
irreducible
return to the question of context
and how every single context
has a context
and answer
where is your heart
when it is inside
the computer
the smartphone
the social feed
the Netflix binge
if you think this is about “guilt”
you aren’t listening yet
if you’re feeling guilty, please know
you aren’t doing it wrong simply because
you’re binging Netflix
it’s more like “you’re binging Netflix
without noticing where your heart is”
if your heart is there
right now
then please
stop reading this message
and go to them
(where by “go to them” i mean
the gender neutral form of
“go to her”
which i’m confident you now understand better
and also i would like to know
if YOU know
why you are still
here
listening)