An Imagined Empire
the ridged meets the smooth
the rough becomes gentle
therapeutic abrasion
an extraordinary touch
whorls and loops
delicate tracings
an acolyte of the divine
lives in his fingertips
braille tellings
of tales more ancient
than the Earth
leave prints and patterns
invisible but permanent
laid upon bared flesh
mystical tattoos
sacred parchement
no direct communication
static and white noise
but she makes her plea
and parole is granted
you may build to heaven
through a curved looking glass
two minds enter into mutual zen
sparkling clear
sublimating air
shifting chromatics
grand and symbolic
mental architecture
an imagined empire
shaped and formed
given dimension
figured by two
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An Imagined Empire is copyright Pryde Foltz