counter clockwise

at the party,
with the third
bottle of wine
being drained as
it's passed around,
someone says
something
about he was
reading that
the galaxies
spin
both clockwise
and counter clockwise
and know one
knows exactly
why.
and another
person
says, who cares
we're all going
to die regardless.
this gets a laugh.
which makes
you realize how even
death can be
funny sometimes
when it isn't close
at hand.