Origins

By Joshua R. Wood

A man spoke to Columbus, restless by the eager fire,

“I remember…”

Columbus interrupted,

“Kill the clock and it will ring louder.”

Columbus broke the fourth wall in a sailboat, and left a legacy of blood in the dirt.

Like marbles in the sand, marbles in the sand covered by time. Wind and water and glass all break on the shore. History won’t repeat itself, but just go down and down.

“I’ve heard of you, Columbus. I know what you uncovered. And just look where we are now.”

Columbus replied, “History. We’re marbles in the sand, enthroned in naked glass. Perpetual.”