tphd:
I USED TO BE THE UNIVERSE BUT THEN I BECAME A MAN
I MUSHROOMED UP OUT OF THE UNKNOWN TUMULT AND STRETCHED MY READY LIMBS
CAUGHT SUNLIGHT IN THE PRISM OF MY SKIN
AND TRANSFORMED IT INTO THE FOG OF BREATH AND OTHER STUFF
I FELT MY TOES SING AGAINST THE HOT CONCRETE
AND FELT ALIVE
BUT LIKE AN ARROW SHOT FROM HIGH VANTAGE
I EXHALED ACROSS THE SKY AND THEN
BEGAN TO PLUMMET
LOADED UP WITH QUESTIONS
I FELL INTO MANHOOD LIKE A MORNING STAR
DARK PRECIPITATE OF IGNORANCE
NOW I AM SOAKING IN THE WORLD AND SHIVERING
NOW I AM MADE SMALL AND WET
NOW I AM ALL FULL UP WITH WORMS AND WORRIES
AND THE DISTANT MEMORY OF WHEN
I WAS WIDER THAN THE SKY
