Inertia

Inertia. If you were to stop me on the street

Today (which would be unusual, for I don’t

Plan to be on the street today) and you were

To ask me, what is the first thing which comes

To mind, I’d have to say, inertia. You would

Then certainly look at me inquisitively, likely

To say, a most unusual thought indeed. And

Should you be familiar with that word, inertia,

You may figure I had a physics problem mulling

Around in my brain. No, I am mathematically

And scientifically challenged, I would be compel-

Led to tell you. I happened to get out of bed this

Morning with that word, inertia, confronting me

First thing. Perhaps it sprang up suddenly in a

Dream. The dictionary explains: Inertia—

a property of matter by which it continues in

its existing state of rest or uniform motion in

a straight line, unless that state is changed

by an external force.

Now that definition shines a new light on my

Present condition. And by virtue of time, I was

Propelled to awaken even though my previous

State was still asleep. I opened my eyes as my

Brain remained languishing comfortably in

Peace. The external force at work here was the

Stunning daylight shining through my bedroom

Window which opened the eyes, leaving my state

Of mind behind in the deep repose of last night. It

Was a shock to my system to say the least when

I came to this abrupt landscape of dawning

Reality. Still confused? So was I, until I man-

Aged to awaken my sensibilities, to align eye

And mind in a sudden jolt of actual physicality

With copious slurps from my first cup of coffee.

In layman’s lingo, that’s inertia as I see it. And given

My alternate reality and confounding explanation,

Aren’t you relieved we didn’t meet me on the street

This morning?

Chris Hanch 3-12-17