lie between my micro-insignificant concerns
and the multi-universe of thousands of galaxies
and hundreds of thousands of planets
each, perhaps, with its own all-powerful supervising being.
Dark matter (we are told, as if by Moses
or Kim Il-sung) occupies 95%m (nice round figure)
of all the universes.
Astrophysics (I don't think we have been told)
has a 50% chance of being a very
particular conspiracy theory.
But if it is true, does it matter a neutron whether or not
Fusarium graminearum is a rather slow Gaian solution
to the unbelievably tiny 'climate problem'
on our inconceivably insignificant planet ?
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Fusarium graminearum |
It causes “head blight,” a disease
of wheat, barley, maize, and rice;
is classified in scientific literature
as a “potential agroterrorism weapon,”
and already causes billions of dollars
in losses each year.
It is, allegedly, being smuggled
from China into the USA (where else).
And could 'go back to bite them'.
It causes vomiting, liver damage,
and reproductive defects
in humans and livestock,
said a spokesperson for the FBI.
Eaters of oats, rye and other staples are not affected
Do I care ? The great, dear Leaders of Astrophysics
do not care whether or not I care.
Nor does the indestructible water-bear.
And certainly not the Universes.
Nor if I (somehow, magically) distribute the ebola virus
throughout this petty race of primates; kill, disembowel,
and eat the raw livers of everyone around me;
nor even if I tread upon an ant or blewit.
Even if the earth were erased tomorrow
to make an inter-galactic by-pass,
it is unlikely that any other kind of being
in any of the Universes would notice
or be able to intuit.
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