realignment

I had seen

the veil on the face of the sun
the smoke in the stain of the sky

I had heard the crunch of
bone in the crust of the earth

(the earth moved quick
but i stood static still)

I had not tasted
the words that unravel the sky

beading mercuriously on your lips like blood

I did not know that esteem could be wrinkled by time
I did not know that skin could crinkle like silk