Wednesday, July 25, 2012

What It Means

You dreamt you were walking into the Earth.


The path of descent was lit by unknown hands


guiding you further as your curiosity would allow.


You told me that after hours upon hours of walking


the path opened up wide, a chasm bigger than any


space that could be known. A beautiful forest sat 


still within these deep reaches.You moved forward, 


observing whether or not it was inhabited. Branches 


and leaves bore an uneasy stillness. You walked 


to the edge at which is began, your hands reached 


and touched the ancient trunk. It felt like hardened 


rock. It must be a fluke you thought. You touched


the one next to it, feeling for the warmth of life.


Nothing. Just hard permanence. It went on like this


until you realized the forest was petrified. Nothing


moved. Nothing could. Only you, moving in awed


wonder at what had been shown.

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