Dead Again, and Again

They're still looking

and looking,

for the God element

like it's gone...

rolled off the periodic table

Looking again...

maybe it's N, the no. 7?

or some other pnictogen,

the substance locked up,

in every living organism

Looking closer...

the cell respiration,

of kelp and tumbleweed,

or mustard seed, sipping

on brewed ammonium

Looking, there...

in the distance, Life

at ocean's edge, salvaged

washed, crushed again

and leavened

Looking in the cabinet

maybe it's the salmiak

scraped and added

to the daily work,

the salt of the earth

And where is God in the mix?

Looking, and looking

It's keeling itself...

Dead again to us,

in the infinite helix.

12.15.2023

Dead Again challenge @dctezcan