Closer

The choice to sit one seat ahead-
A simple one, a harmless choice
Affected all the universe.
The man in front of me moved up.
The girl in front of him moved right.
The man in front of her remained.
The girl to the right moved behind me.
The girl in front of the girl to the right moved farther away,
Closer to our teacher.
I am closer, too.
Once we leave this classroom, the universe will bounce back;
Its flexibility is shocking
As we stagger out of the other world
Into the one we left behind,
My ripple will be forgotten.
But for a moment more,
I have made all the difference in the world.