The Fixation of Belief

Great Leap Liu tore his balls.
When reporters accused him 

of trying to thwart the 

investigation, he replied, 

Whether or not you believe it, 

believe it. Train D301 

sped south and spewed sparks, 

the driver impaled on the brake,

the fourth car dangling vertically

from the edge of the viaduct. 

How long, he couldn’t tell. 

When the industry gave out 

awards for new technology,

the signal that failed took first prize.