Negentropical Islands

Gravity cannot be
Locally reversed, but
The Second Law can be,

If the system’s open,
If energy pours in.
Every life’s an Eden,

A bounded paradise
Pumped full of exceptions
To mere dissipation,

So what is it that keeps
The exchanges open,
Negating entropy?

The secret to Eden,
The key to paradise,
The local reversal

That allows there to be
Life is dying, is death,
Authoring every breath.