it stoned me

the other day i got stoned in my soul 
never been high on life before
though i was hungover, so

and all the easy words 
like walk, lay, shades, breath, earth, crane
trickled over me like cool water
warmed by desert sun as it
ran down my skin 

then a flash of grief
begging it to remain
then acceptance 
then what's next 

will surely also awe 
drop, slither, braid and dissipate 
and so on