Doing Science

experiments are best performed under the influence
of chocolate and a glass of red wine, flour scattered on
the dining room table, the same one that convinced me
that I needed to divorce the husband who never realized
it wasn't worth competing with science, a love that does not
demand my constant attention or keep me from playing flute
at 11 p.m.
cohesion of flour can teach us about asteroids hurtling
around our sun, towards us, into a big catcher's mitt
for exploration at our leisure, holding a glass of wine,
savoring the taste of melting chocolate on our tongue,
the final sweet crunch of toffee and salted almonds.