Shell man, with your copper skin and cut offs
Conch boasts around your neck
Jewels of the sea adorn fingers and wrists
Bones in your ears
Hawaiian shirt and groovy moves
You stand apart in a crowd of surface skimmers
Looking for their next fix
Despite a thick West African accent
I understand
We speak before talking
A light of recognition in each other’s eyes
Worlds apart we are no different
“I see you” you say,
“I see you in me”
You take my hand
And bring me into another world
One I know in my soul,
“A rose. You are a rose. Strong and sweet. A star.
A work of art. I see you. One foot in each world.
Bring them together”
It’s true. How do you know?
Reality slides into distant horizons
Just us, two radiant souls
Face to face with Divinity, clarity
Present
A moment of connection
I see you in me