knowing a space, a time, a frame of reference, observing it from the future, hindsight, looking and seeing, longingly, with desire, wishing and hoping, and wondering, and better yet and saddest of all, waiting. when, how, where, who? but not why. not why. causes to the effect of life? been there, done that. reasons, the mover, the dominos, i don't want to know, it's just waiting for it to happen. what kind of emotional and astrological energy have i stored, if any? when does the chemical reaction take place, and the waves expand outwards, when does the heat get released, and a more settled state settle in, but not in seattle? bouncing, caught, trapped, it's that envelope again, it's those limits, the swimmers cap for a head full of hair, the bandanas and other hair control devices, it's the mores and memes, the rules and regulations, the rubber stoppers on erlenmeyer flasks, and the pressure builds, the light on the stove top goes on, hot surface, and soon, sometime, soon, the tea kettle whistles.