Atoms and Void There is no body without void – Epicurus You’d have thought it endless, Lucretius— The laminar descent of atoms Falling through a void serene and mute, Each atom unhurried, alone, Descending at a constant pace, Unmoved by force, untouched by will, No dawn to break their quiet fall, No god to stir the silent dark. But then—a swerve, a subtle bend, Two atoms veer, incline, and meet, A fragile sign of nascent will, A fracture within fate’s perf

Simulacra peel Continually from the body’s Surface, each image Bearing the appearance of the Part it belongs to. A purposeful doubling,...

a cluster    of black atoms,   of varied shapes   and connections,   configured   with an inclination   towards sense   and...

Endless, endless, the downward laminar flow of rain -- Atoms falling through the void

Part 1: Being and heaviness People who suffer from depression often complain of a feeling of heaviness ; not just in the emotional or mental sense, but as something physical   — a visceral sensation pressing on the chest or wrapping itself around the body and the legs. Some sufferers say it is like having lead weights on their legs. Among the DSM-IV criteria for atypical depression is: “Leaden paralysis (i.e. heavy, leaden feelings in arms or legs).” § René Descartes proposes