Quantum Theory
(After reading Other Worlds by Paul Davies)
My mind seems cosmologically large
Because all things I see — or touch, or hear,
Or merely sense — become absorbed by me.
The world, its occupants and atmosphere,
The planets and the stars in endless space,
Are linked into my sense; they share my life
And shape my every thought with subtle grace.
With all existence in myself, how like
A god I seem!. Each thing I know straight claims
Affinity with me; augments my range!.
Such knowledge might intoxicate my brains
Did I not recognise this paradox:
If I am part of everything, and it of me,
Then I am wholly lost in that immensity.
