Like a birdsong life sweeps me under a blue sea
A vision of Italy
Through the years, through the tears
I have lived and died, secretly loving you
The dew after a long day of work
The way you look at me and smile and everything feels good
I close my eyes and drift off and wake up in a dream
Unhooked from my roots, my shell, my wings, my weeds
Like a birdsong
I fall back in love
With you
A blossom in an ocean
A dandelion in snow
I water the flowers that grow from my mind
Disfigured
By the scars of violence
I water the flowers so I can watch them
Grow.