The centre of the universe.

imagine you have overeaten
and your attention is drawn
to the weight of your stomach

or think of a long-jumper
the curve of whose leap
is partly determined
by a gigantic bite
taken simultaneously
by all the hungry
in, let us say, Africa?
in any case, for away from here

and can this be sponsored

even for once
for the sake of the Games

or would it be too much too bear
an excessive moral burden

the centre of the universe
temporarily placed
upon the shoulders
of one man

or is it all about
carrying this weight
each man for himself
or the distance of one entity
to the next?

like the distance between you and me