Quantum Physics Proves There is No Such Thing as Nothing

Instead, there is quantum foam
particles blinking into existence
only to blink back out

and as someone fallen
from the wagon of Catholicism
this discovered range of energies

feels like embracing reincarnation
proof that your energy, once trapped
beneath layers of living cells

burst free from your withered shell
radiating into new containers
whose measurements are both

imprecise and perfect
your sudden nothingness
actually an infinite possibility.

About the Poem

Since my father’s death, everything seems to lead my mind back to him. While reading this article about how nothingness is impossible, I was actually comforted by the thought that part of him could still be here, his energy transformed into something new.

About the Author

Gabby Gilliam lives in the DC metro area with her husband and son. Her poetry has most recently appeared in One Art, Tofu Ink, The Ekphrastic Review, Pure Slush, Deep Overstock, Vermillion, MacQueen’s Quinterly, and Equinox. You can find her online at gabbygilliam.squarespace.com or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/GabbyGilliamAuthor.

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