When the Whole Wide World Shrinks

I am not taking about an apocalypse I am not talking about humanity’s ultimate collapse I am not talking about shores battling oceans This is not about earthquakes inhaling hurricanes This is about the threats to everyday relationships The rupture of the tapestry of phratry and friendships The storms of sweat that flow as our inside breaks apart I am talking about the cataclysm in our hearts Imagine a journey watching the evanescence of its destiny Imagine the sweetest words ever said losing meaning Imagine your ears losing the sound of your own foot steps Imagine the look of strangeness masking familiar faces A mansion becomes a prison cell if it is walled by geniality An adventure becomes a displacement without our humanity A friend becomes a stranger when we stand on heels of pretence A family becomes just an anaemic bloodline without oneness The fulfilling moments are the ones our hearts retain When trust is lost, only a tithe may be regained We try to hide behind blinks as life flips into storms The world shrinks when we are homeless in our homes