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Explanation

No One Ever Explains

They are called beach waves,
because they resemble
water…

Mx. Lavender November 21, 2020 Free Form

2017

If you revisit the archives,
you will notice one year missing.
We repressed the memories
so effectively that the entire
year actually never happened…

A. Violet June 17, 2020 Free Form, Postaday

A Poet Explains Science Pt. 4

There may be food
in the fridge
that you don’t know
about, that you don’t
remember seeing
the last time you opened
the door,
but you won’t know
until you open it again
This is what they mean
when they speak
of Schrodinger’s cat…

A. Violet May 27, 2020 Free Form, Postaday

A Poet Explains Science Pt. 3

I can glimpse a neon hoodie
mowing the lawn outside my window

I’m here dancing my tension out…

A. Violet May 24, 2020 Free Form, Postaday

A Poet Explains Science Pt. 2

A pulley is a simple machine
with a simple name
One pulls on the rope,
and the other end
follows, with a slight detour
in the upward direction…

A. Violet May 7, 2020 Postaday, Sonnet

A Poet Explains Science Pt. 1

Where entropy meets Newton’s
first law of motion,
you sit on the couch
with no motivation to get up…

A. Violet May 6, 2020 Free Form, Postaday

Here’s how it goes

You function, quite well, actually
–until you look at that one thing —
so you don’t look at it …

A. Violet July 23, 2018 Postaday

Lemme see if I can explain this

My feelings are a dancer
practicing in the wilderness…

A. Violet June 29, 2018 Postaday

Mice and dogs are friends: an explanation of natural phenomena

Cat eats mouse.
Dog seeks vengeance.

A. Violet April 24, 2018 Postaday, Six Word Story

An explanation for this morning

Sometimes you just gotta
sit on the floor
and know there’s nowhere
further down
to go

A. Violet April 1, 2018 Free Form, Postaday, Prose Poems

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