Einstein's theories were accepted before experiments were done <br />And when they finally did 'em, they only performed one <br />He asked us to believe that time could be sped up or slowed <br />Depending on how fast you travelled from another person's abode <br /> <br />He thought it was the only way to take into account <br />That the speed of light was a constant and absolute amount <br />The other day it hit me that time cannot be dilated <br />And I know you're waiting for my theory with your breath bated <br /> <br />I don't know if it's my theory or if it's been said already <br />But there's another way to explain that light's speed is always steady <br />In relation to any body moving at any velocity <br />This theory is very simple, I'm sure that you'll agree <br /> <br />A torch sitting on a barge will travel at the same pace <br />As the barge itself, it's an open and shut case <br />But the light from the torch only comes into being <br />Once it leaves the torch, are you seeing what I'm seeing <br /> <br />It never exists on the barge, with the torch switched on or off <br />It could never gain momentum, relative or not <br />The light cannot 'sit' on the barge taking in the view <br />And time passing is constant for all, this much I know is true <br /> <br />(Sydney, Australia - 2010)<br /><br />Alessandra Liverani<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/time-changing-is-constant-for-all-humour-science/
