Joel Kabakov

Innocence

 We now learn that matter in the universe is aligned

in a grid,

that each molecule knows its mark

as if order came first,

that the stars know the moment of our birth

as if knowledge came first,

that each canvas knows what it wants to become

as if image came first,

that the tiger knows when to strike

as if power came first,

that prayer is answered

as if God came first.

And as all systems fail

all gods flee,

all stars fall

and as knowledge is overrun by innocence,

something else comes into being…

prepare.