066.365 - before the bang

in the beginning
even before the word
there was potential
it waited
terrified
knowing the word would come
and shred it
into space and mass
into charge and a dozen
properties it clutched
inside itself
that would turn into particles
and hurl themselves
every which way
it waited
and shivered
its only hope
wish
prayer
that the word
would be
mispronounced