not a moment too soon

the more you know, the more
you realize you
don't know.

this doesn't just hold true
with book learning,
or what
you might view
in a microscope
or telescope pointed at
the universe beyond.

it's true for people too,
it comes slowly.
a word,
a glance, an opened phone,
a subtle clue.

a lie.

and suddenly everything about
them
has been altered,
what was once true

is no longer true,

the game has changed,
forever, and not a moment

too soon.