awakening consciousness

before the stars vanished

marathons through the hours

of open conversations

sages of the ages

discussing love and faith over tea

like ancient souls deciphering divine philosophy

but she wants to know how to find peace

between two hearts

one healing and the other broken

looking for a place to rest in compromise

reminded of the wrinkled note in the darkness

of my linty right pocket

which feels the hunger pains of a recession

the note scribbled with dirty and half worn ink

it reads “everyone deserves love equally”

thank you achkoti

shalom

wrapped around me like a lover who has a secret

a secret to enlightenment to give me

her breath refreshing as the sunset that graces my porch

children play in the distance

listening to the airplanes come and go from nowhere to everywhere

drowning out her whispered words

while cold olympians race to the heat

its winter in america

and ayitians search for love and food to eat

eyes shift elsewhere

because we are the world

is just another remix for the latest gadgets

to boom through and smile

can i touch the sound

hear the textures

see the silence

to know the beauty of faith and love

today

2010 Tshombe | Kai Poetry