Matryoshka

Rick Dove

Poetry

6/15/20

That feeling of déjà vu you are having, is your consciousness

being tickled by a quantum computer

running a simulation of this outbreak in the near future

That feeling of déjà vu you are having, is the realisation

that this is the simulation

and you died years ago

That feeling of déjà vu you are having, is the infinite

symmetries of scale and fractal repetition

of a simulation

of a simulation

of a simulation having this same thought

That feeling of déjà vu you are having is

n=n+1

Rick Dove is a London-based poet whose work blends ancient and modern themes, taking a keen interest in both societal and personal change, and how these forces interact as we grow. His new solo collection “Tales From the Other Box”, is due to be published by Bristol-based Burning Eye Books in August 2020. | @multistable