One apple fell,
and the world opened its eyes
gravity explained,
the universe suddenly behaving
in a way we could name.
But millions of bodies fell,
folded into dirt and smoke
by hands just as human as theirs,
and somehow
we learned nothing.
No formula for kindness,
no law for mercy,
no theory to stop a bullet
before it shreds a future.
We memorized how planets move,
but not how people break.
We study the force that pulls us down,
but not the one
that drives us to destroy
our own reflection.
One apple taught us why things fall.
Millions of bodies still rise in our nightmares
asking why we do.
And maybe the real tragedy
is that
gravity was easy.
Humanity
we still don’t understand.
Dec 9, 2025
Dec 9, 2025 at 9:17 AM UTC
One apple fell,
and the world opened its eyes
gravity explained,
the universe suddenly behaving
in a way we could name.
But millions of bodies fell,
folded into dirt and smoke
by hands just as human as theirs,
and somehow
we learned nothing.
No formula for kindness,
no law for mercy,
no theory to stop a bullet
before it shreds a future.
We memorized how planets move,
but not how people break.
We study the force that pulls us down,
but not the one
that drives us to destroy
our own reflection.
One apple taught us why things fall.
Millions of bodies still rise in our nightmares
asking why we do.
And maybe the real tragedy
is that
gravity was easy.
Humanity
we still don’t understand.
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