Reality

Once upon a time
The world was solid
Bones, skin, flesh made real
Through thought and word.

Once upon a time
I knew …
Sky was blue
Grass was green
Rain was wet.

Suddenly –
No more knowing.
Bone and flesh –
Same.

Arm bent like Gumby.
Body, flesh, skin –
No difference.

Through the skin
Molecules greeting each other
In passing –
Sliding between –
No separation.

Finally,
Arm re-members
Finds its width, depth, heft.
“There you are!”

Skin against skin
Bone made dense
Flesh made dense
Around it less dense.

… still …

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