Spacin' Out In Space Time

A plastic bag blows down the street Like an artificial tumbleweed it floats by in my brain And I can sense the energy that created it Protons shift into neutrons that melt into electrons I am a witness to the glory of the invisible It glitters in my brain and glows like a neon sign And I am reminded of something a teacher once told me Nothing is solid At the most basic level of existence All matter melts into an oscillating jelly of energy Standing under my umbrella on a rainy day I watch the hydrogen and oxygen molecules trickle down its surface and melt into the pavement I start to think about the intricate balance of energy and mass that must exist In order to make all of this possible The weight of it collapses my brain And I am reminded of a rubix cube The solution is just out of reach But it’s there