The Great Unconformity
A vast internal
abrupt uprising and shift
eighteen years ago
From the outside
all seemed the same
but beliefs fell away
gone, not to return
What looked out of
these eyes was
wholly impersonal
and not in time—
experience ended
fragrance remains
Continually
reoriented
and reorienting
paradox
lived and breathed
wonder thrives
A time gap in
cliff formations
almost a billion years
missing
What happened back then?
Are my continents merging?
Didi, "experience ended, fragrance remains" is such a beautiful line. The way you connect that massive, missing billion-year time gap in the cliffs to your own internal shift is incredible. That question about continents merging stays with you long after reading. ❤️