Expiration Date

In that laboratory
where we ran the experiments:
1.
fighting bubbles
2.
working with definitions of time
3.
and how to control the flame
at the intersection
exactly--

I noticed his linen
and extra eyewear. So many
pairs. There on the table.

Other oddities, too,
like more gravity
in that room

when all dreams went silent
for once, thankfully
because.

The results were highly stable.
Yet so many more proofs waiting.
Screens stood ready and such.
Plus the workable infinite variations.

By then, all tools were tossed aside. There was
no more measuring
to be done

finally
by ignoring
all expiration dates
in a big way
to just focus
on the formulae.