peace for an electron

i learned today
that an electron
spins
as it circles the atom,

that if all atoms contain a certain characteristic
then we can rightly say
that all materials do too,

and that all material is magnetic
--of a certain sort.

and i see god
in the explanation of scientists.
i see jesus speaking a parable,
drawing lines in the sand

while we stand unaware of what we can't see
unaware of what we can't touch,
what we can't feel,

spinning our circles
around something else we can.

spinning our circles
around a characteristic of an illusion
these senses have created,

spinning our circles endlessly,
forgetting the material
we are made of.

but i see jesus
speaking a parable
as the electron
spins with glee
around its atom.

and all is right with its world.