that royal beta carotene in my hands
it lies still, inhaling green and blue light
like cigarettes, breathing out rings of
bright orange, waves low and deep
oscillating field—disturbing, waking the medium
nothing shakes me from this trance
a beatific joy flows through my nerves
to know you, elusive root of bitterness,
is to see you, to see you is to observe you
to measure you—with a prism, in vacuum
just to witness what makes you, you
living and breathing beta carotene
closer and closer am I to the truth
of your vines, of your roots,
of your sinew, your foliage
what makes those anthocyanins shake and trill?
or your friends yellow? your cousin speckled?
delocalized and stretched, theoretical shapes
modelling your geometry, no matter your puzzles,
or how you hide your atoms under a web of electrons,
I'll accept this challenge
before the human race,
I will get to the truth
Apr 17
Apr 17, 2026 at 4:06 PM UTC
that royal beta carotene in my hands
it lies still, inhaling green and blue light
like cigarettes, breathing out rings of
bright orange, waves low and deep
oscillating field—disturbing, waking the medium
nothing shakes me from this trance
a beatific joy flows through my nerves
to know you, elusive root of bitterness,
is to see you, to see you is to observe you
to measure you—with a prism, in vacuum
just to witness what makes you, you
living and breathing beta carotene
closer and closer am I to the truth
of your vines, of your roots,
of your sinew, your foliage
what makes those anthocyanins shake and trill?
or your friends yellow? your cousin speckled?
delocalized and stretched, theoretical shapes
modelling your geometry, no matter your puzzles,
or how you hide your atoms under a web of electrons,
I'll accept this challenge
before the human race,
I will get to the truth
"I consider it a challenge
before the whole human race
and I ain't gonna lose
We are the champions, my friends
And we'll keep on fighting till the end" - We Are The Champions, Queen
