The Creation

I imagine infinities prior.
The galaxies have always just
existed.
Steady State.
No beginning.
No end.

Thirteen point eight billion years ago.

I feel a wave of heat pierce my skin, like a breath of fire,
fleeting and sharp in its encounter.

The rush of a million hot, oozing particles—
flying like comets through the air.
Expanding,
cooling,
from the first central point.

BANG.

Silenced by the hush of space,
    my curiosity whispers:

                  There must be more,
              there must be more.

I see a massive star,
erupting in gas and light,
glowing in red hue.

Its shape looks familiar—
my eyes widen.

In symmetry with the star’s center,
lies the iris of the eye.

    How gentle the correspondence.

I think of the seashells,
rescued from the frostbitten waters
of the familiar Boston 
coast. Resting in a small, glass jar.

Its spirals appear familiar —
my body stills.

​In symmetry with the seashell’s sequence,
lies the double helix structure of DNA.
Spiraling with astounding precision.

  How intricate the correspondence.

A macrocosm of the universe within the microcosm of the body.
            A masterpiece—
every detail hinting at an origin.

Every ventricle,
artery,
and vein,
perfectly crafted.
Outlined to ensure the heart’s rhythmic installations. 
A constant 
pulse,
an internal metronome.

Ensuring we can beat—
lub dub, lub dub, lub dub…

Along with music,
guitar strings hum,
cochlear hair cells dance in response,
Wanting to feel the song,
too.

Along with language,
the auditory cortex glows,
firing as the senses converse,
eagerly awaiting
the synaptic connection,
too.

                    And what do I do?
I lay in wonder and awe.
In humility,
In curiosity,

Learning to understand my place
in this creation,
    too.

We seem to think we’ve discovered it all.
The perfect intricacies of this world.
Casting them aside  
as luck,
accidental,
or coincidental.

I feel the glow of the sun rest against my skin,
   It is not piercing, 
   It is not fiery.
   My mind, 
   At peace.

The language of Creation stretches,
so expansive.
Ineffable;
the mind falters at the thought of understanding.
Forced to rely on theory and law,
only temporarily hushing the quiet groanings of the soul.

And so,
   I wonder—
          Is Creation simply by chance or fate?
or the work of a Creator,
perfect in their design?

Thinking, how foolish can we be?

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