Causality
It’s an odd place to live in
the universe
when you’ve got causalities like
making brownies ’cause your toes were numb
or deciding you’re going to live
because you’re going to die.
…
We learn to love hurt
because love hurts
and it’s more painful
when you hurt love.
…
We try not to,
but that’s not the way causality works.
Not when good intentions pave the road to hell
or maybe just divorce,
since we’re not really sure
we aren’t just giving ourselves hell anyway.
…
You can have pain from nonexistent things.
There are phantom limbs, after all.
Why not all those other extensions?
– for Patrick
Quill Aquiver 