wrinkles

Photo by Sunny Tank on Unsplash

signs of impermanence
on the paper
of skin
ink lines drawn
with time’s pen
cross-hatching
little islands
of age

stippled with
a nib 
fine and delicate
dotting spots
here and there
reminders 
of change

hatched seams
deep into the veneer
limning life’s page
into chasms 
of wisdom 

scribbled
random graffiti wander
across what was once
smooth    pristine    blank
unveiling contours
of each now