Geometry & Illusion

Of Einstein, Pythagoras, and Gauss,
of Riemann and Euclid.
From the flat to the curve,
from the absolute to the relative.

Oh eyes, have you been deceived in the end?
Is the straight line perhaps crooked?
Do you, O magic, turn space into time,
do you have even more in store for me?

Your mind is drawn to my sphere,
your knowledge brings you great honor,
yet the truth—the truth remains
for you, O human, a chimera.

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