the house splinter's easy,
yields where needed.
three layers on the roof,
four in the bathroom floor.
we discover a false wall
in the bathroom,
realizing too late a clawfoot
would have wedged in perfectly.
one founding member departs in
two weeks, splinters off for New York
leaving our triangulated support
that much weaker.
ah, whatever, all things are eventually
ripped apart by its own momentum
spinning recklessly out of control
until centripetal force catches up
catch as catch can
move to another part of the table
may be fall into a hole
connect with another ball
send another's life spinning
kinetic, if you ask me,
is far better than potential