Discovery

Atoms were once thought to be
Indivisible blocks of life
It took but one Clear Eye to see
That you could cut them as with a knife

Photons were the first ones found
Positive charges now laid bare
All of science heard the sound
Discovery filled the air

Unto this mix electrons enter
To balance the photons plus
Polarity achieved, charges centered
Equilibrium always a must

Neutrons then became the glue
At first they were just a guess
The idea stuck, then rang true
The atom now not a mess

The Clear Eyed One, the first to peak
Gave mankind a gift of size
For in this quest for truth to seek
He won the Nobel prize

What relevance this you ask of me
Is your poem not at an end?
When I’m done I hope you’ll agree
There is a message I need you to send

I fell swiftly for you, stars in my eyes
A willing receiver of your kiss
Then shock set in for to my surprise
A large part of you I almost missed

I thought at first I knew you
Your life an open book
But as time passed, wiser I grew
As the atom’s lesson I took

For in your being I found great light
Then contrasting shades of dark
The positive ironically brightest at night
Negative lurking, its difference stark

Like a gem with it’s polished faces
Reflect differently from each point of view
Revealed different personality traces
That I only wish I knew

You the woman are very complex,
Ambitions, dreams, goals, and sorrow
Passion, intelligence, politics and sex
I could list traits until tomorrow

Emotions tumble over me, cresting on a wave
To be your Clear Eyed seeker bent to the task
It’s for this, your permission that I crave
To be your Einstein is what I humbly ask