if you think of yourself
as a body
then it's easy to believe
that you are distinct from other
bodies

look again
through the strongest
magnifying glass
and your garment
crumbles

squint
and you'll see
a whack of empty space
with the occasional planet
whizzing by

every knot tells
the story of the universe
written in full
like a fractal in bloom
dripping with fresh paint

of all fabrics
the cloth of creation
was sewn out of retina
so it could
behold itself
in eerie
wonderment

and as the edges tatter
and fray
the threads are
moistened in His lips
passed again
through the eye of a holy needle
to take new shape
in His marvelous carpet