born into an individual reality

day or night

rain or shine

truth

constrained

embraced

jiffy

eternity

a thought

worn bindings and

crisp covers

line the shelves of the

umwelt

a forest of pages 

ripen 

on tender branch tips

nourished by decomposing 

litter

duff

experiences pile beneath

synaptic branches

root fibers probe the crevices

amongst mutualistic

fungi

gravity

cohesion-tension

osmosis

transport possibilities

social media posts

like solar flashes

the third planet

just far enough away

within reach

patient persistence

grace

now is the only time