A Planet in a Household Object

I bounce the ball
   p   and d
u                o
                    w
                       n

on my hard wood floor
and notice the grooves and designs within it
that look like little hurricanes
dancing across a purple sea
and there are continents
that are blue and red and green
I picture a planet
In this small bouncy ball
that I got at my friend's birthday party
that I'm b   u     c   n       on the floor.
               o    n    i     g


I know that time is relative
So what if
e v  e   r     y     time I bounced the ball and it fell,
things went bad in the planet until it got so bad
that it had to be reborn
and spring back up again?

What an odd thought to have, bouncing a ball
Right before dinner.


I must say, I feel bad
For the people on the planet.