When We Had Only Our Skin and the Sky

For Maher. I cherish our talks.

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There was a voice, and we listened,
When we had only our skin and the sky.

There was a flame, and we warmed ourselves by it,
When we had only our skin and the sky.

There was a well, and we drew from its depths,
When we had only our skin and the sky.

There was a stone, and we built upon it,
When we had only our skin and the sky.

There was a firmament, and we watched it with rapt eyes open…
When we had only our skin and the sky.

There was a truth, and we knew it…
When we had only our skin and the sky.