Map Without Legend

There's a place where the sky falls straight
From a silent stone that outlived time
White fire stitching jungle air
Like a secret never meant for mine

The cliffs rise flat against the clouds
Like tables set for ancient gods
Rain collects in hidden bowls
And spills in silver monologues

You can feel it in the pressure
In the hush before the spark
Something breathing in the distance
Lighting up the dark

Midnight keeps its promises
In flashes no one owns
The ocean hums in turquoise tongues
Around forgotten stones
I never learned the name of it
I only felt the call
A thunder without thunder
A waterfall that doesn't fall

Sand so white it blinds the doubt
Salt that lingers on the skin
Drums are beating somewhere close
But you can't tell where they begin

Wind moves low across the plains
Grass like waves without a shore
Heat that bends the horizon line
Like it's hiding something more

Static climbing up your arms
Copper in the air
Every nerve anticipating
Light that splits the prayer

Midnight keeps its promises
In flashes no one owns
The ocean hums in turquoise tongues
Around forgotten stones
I never learned the name of it
I only felt the call
A thunder without thunder
A waterfall that doesn't fall

It's older than a border
Older than a word
A map without its legend
A song you've never heard
If you stand there long enough
The sky will write in flame
And leave you with a memory
That never had a name

Midnight keeps its promises
And writes across the sky
The earth stands tall and level
While the rivers learn to fly
I never spoke its name aloud
I never needed to
Some places stay mysterious
Even when they move through you