(Well, this piece is four years old, and this is the best comment it has received.)

It is frightening, yes.

"An apsis" What a thought!

"a tilted nought (0)" You nailed it. It needs further thinking.

You see? Dialogues like this one are nutritious and electrifying for me. It's like I come back to my homeland, where I can speak my language/"language" and be understood, I feel the warmth of the familiarity, and also, the things that have changed ("as dissimilar as needed")/the things that the other mind adds, open new gates in my mind. So, here comes surrendering to the elevating experience. : )

(spontaneous response to both of your comments; this and the one to the other poem! I am aware.)

Thank you, too, Jack!