Dark matters matter

 Dark matters matter


A very small portion

of the mass or energy 

in the universe

is visible to the human eye


Most of the matter

that makes up our universe

is dark and invisible 

and poorly understood

but its gravitational effects

are apparent everywhere


Dark energy

which accounts for 

the expanding universe

makes up the rest of it

predicted mathematically

and described precisely

by the cosmological constant

long before 

we recognized its presence


On July fourth

in the United States of America

the national holiday comemorating independence from Britain in 1776

is celebrated 

with fireworks after dark

all over the country


But we the people

must acknowledge the darkness

that is a major component

of our country's history

the genocide 

of the indigenous population

the unimaginable cruelty of slavery

the public lynchings


Recollection and acknowledgment 

of the dark matter and energy

that is our history

is the essential force

expanding our consciousness

and bending us toward the light


We humans

are entirely capable

of celebrating and mourning

at the same time

and should learn to do so

whenever we remember

our punctuated history


Aubrey Lieberman

7/4/23


(A. L. arrived in the United States in 1971, and became a citizen in 1977)

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