There's an experiment I read about
where they laid a sheet of Plexiglas
like a bridge between two raised,
solid surfaces, and coaxed babies
to crawl across to the other side.
Some of them trustingly made
their way; a few were hesitant,
because they were confused
about the drop they perceived
though their hands told them
there should be nothing to doubt.
What is space anyway but a checker-
board of moments that light
can melt or fracture? A staircase
swings around to the other side
of the hall and back down to its
starting point. A hand is a hand
but a pair can turn into wings.