Realignment

I saw parallax trees
illuminate things in between

at first it looked far away
the tiny flowing dances
tapping exposed roots
scintillated spins

then I realized my error
the movement revealed

just how small

everything is

I was so much closer
than I thought

but far behind
the giant flailing tentacles
kept my attention
beyond the swaying trees

I realized my terror

wispy tendrils
polluting the sky

off-colored contrails
oft smaller swirls
shrink the horizon
by contrast

((sickening contraction))


forget everything
don't think of me as a dreamer
don't even fucking touch me
unless your hands are real