If

If it all comes down to nothing --

an infinite void

where, far away, aliens

send out signals

that a great big silent black hole

swallows up

so they never get to us
and we feel alone
and special, at once;

If it all comes down to nothing

and there is no God

we can weigh
and know the race
and height of

then we are wrong

or need to turn the scales

upside down
and be satisfied with simply
believing.

But if there is ever no God

we can feel the vibrations of

such that it seems

when we need

when we want

we can hear Him

then all has gone to hell

and we need to be saved,

if it all comes down to nothing.

If it all comes down to nothing

shouldn't we rise

and reach or listen for something --

even (or especially) if it seems that doing so

defies some law of logic

or empircal inquiry?

Maybe, if it all comes down to nothing,

some should never look down

and others will question

if the fall is not, in fact, only

a matter of perception,

that maybe it is, instead, flying.

If it all comes down to nothing,

fly anyway, child,

and let no fear ever age you

nor the darkness fail

to be anything but

a deep and blank canvass

and you with a
fistful of crayons
and tears in your eyes
from the speed of Truth

there is no "almost" about it:

you are already There.