Page 63 - Labyrinth--Surfacing Like Salmon-2019-2020

And is the apology belated From the core to the crust For painfully vivisecting it With ruptures instead of cuts And for scorching the fragile complexion Of the earth, now pillaged with scabs More scar than skin, covered in tattoo Is it too late to say hello After a definite farewell Regret after a hastily decided but Long pondered-upon valediction But now it’s too far, time too gone And the wind distorts a calling voice Scattering its vibrations across the world, “I’m sorry” 62