Maximum Gravity

I’m still looking for that point and place

At the intersection of time and space

Where reality directs traffic flow

It guides our capsules as we go

As we go

As we go

Cruising the continuum’s curve

Cruising the continuum’s curve

We’ll go cruising the continuum’s curve

 

Was the wise man so wise when he did reveal

The universe is expanding adding—“no big deal”?

It strengthened our scramble to locate a safe home

Where “you can’t get there from here” stops temptation to roam

Temptation to roam

Temptation to roam

Standing still is still no place to hide

Standing still is still no place to hide

Standing still is still no place to hide

 

When leaving point “A” and arriving at “B”

Don’t try a straight line; that’s impossible you see

You say “go with the flow” is just a cliché

Try swimming upstream and you’ll know what I say

You’ll know what I say

You’ll know what I say

Is thermodynamically sound

Thermodynamically sound

I said thermodynamically sound

 

Before acceleration due to gravity

That small black hole was just a cavity

But now it warps and curves the plane

It sucks us in—our mass to gain

Our mass to gain

Our mass to gain

Infinity without volume

Infinity without volume

Infinity without volume

 

 

Thomas Hubbard (c. 1990)

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