There was the location
the position
the temperature
the wondering
the questioning
and
the understanding
that even if
I may have not known
all the specifics
the details,
I knew something
was wrong.
I knew something
was off.
It just wasn’t right.
Then came
the truth.
Everything unraveled.
Everything exploded.
Everything started to become
something new
and twisted,
revealing what had
already been.
It was so much bigger
than a song could handle
than a day could hold.
The weight of it
followed us all home,
and even there
it would not relent.
Nothing
would be the same
from that point.
Rules
were created.
Admonishments
were made.
Relationships
were altered.
Friendships
were tested.
Some broke.
Some were deepened.
All were changed.
And the ripples
continue
to
ripple.