Body Map

I awoke,
the dusty feeling of broken ties
                       and family knots
          settled uncomfortably on my skin.

I became aware of
                    cracks in curtains
                    invading dawn
                    and illuminated lines
          that rested upon my body.

Skin became a rolled leather map
          of a foreign homeland.

I stroll glowing paths
          that criss-cross on mound
                                        in valley
          I notice signposts raised
          in my lifetime,
                        ink and scar,
          and knew my timeline was rooted
          much deeper
          than this
          fleshy landscape.