Even light feels artificial—
Cold, constant, without grace.
The sun once painted forgiveness
on the backs of our hands;
now we scroll
through borrowed lives,
backlit and distant,
searching for something
that cannot pixelate—
A scent, a touch,
the unspoken knowing
of being expected
at a table that waits
even when you're late.
Cold, constant, without grace.
The sun once painted forgiveness
on the backs of our hands;
now we scroll
through borrowed lives,
backlit and distant,
searching for something
that cannot pixelate—
A scent, a touch,
the unspoken knowing
of being expected
at a table that waits
even when you're late.