Principles of the Universe
decrees that a length
of cable, hose, thread or string,
(and don't forget a fishing line)
will get snagged as soon as it can.
Stop paying attention
and in a moment
it will have found
something to wrap
itself around.
Tugging at it
won't get it free.
Tugging at it will
make it tighter.
There's no use swearing either.
Yelling and stamping
never help, and
praying's a total failure.
No. It's just the
way the Universe is;
and if it wasn't,
would there be in it
cables, hoses, string or threads
(or even fishing lines),
or any protrusions to
snag them on;
more to the point,
would there be
anything at all?
Would you or I exist?
It's the Principle which
snagged our mums and dads,
and every mum and dad
that ever lived;
and meeting you -
it snagged me too.
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