THE SPIN OF THE EARTH (or the twin paradox theory) by c.morning 2008

this world rotates at a speed of approx. 1,100 miles per hour.

a constant, precise and endless spin.

for the most part people don't even think or remember that they are spinning.

when we walk

run

ride

we are spinning

while einstein dreamed of particle accellurators

while kurt screamed

while mary gave birth

they were spinning

while shadows creep

while love is lost

and people die

while butterflies endure , delicate strong

and everyone teeters to and fro

here and there

round and round

we spin.

along with the spinning plates

and water spinning clockwise down the drain

while our minds spin out of control with all the bittersweet distractions

and cars tailspin

and your voice ,

spins all around me

we rush and spin

around

making things

to simplify and clutter our lives.

while blackholes spin

and we try to make sense of all the things we don't understand,

we are spinning

we spin through all we do

even in the silence of this room

when all appears still

and you and i sit here

still and silent,

we are spinning

always and forever

moving and spinning

and trying to balance.