Those words you cannot fathom coming from his mouth–
Cutting, slashing, stabbing, vicious, wrong.
Poetic, praising, gracious, as in song.

Those sights you cannot see but in imagination–
Dizzying, perilous, threatening, extreme.
Magnificent, blazing, lustrous, agleam.

Sensations you cannot duplicate even by design–
Shivering, twisting, falling, flailing.
Floating, drifting, soaring, sailing.

Our minds unhinged from conscious reality–
Playing out our worries, fears, loathing.
Wrapping us in hope, security, soothing.