One breath away from
Mother
Oceania your nimble feet make prints in my sand
You have done good for yourselves since you left my wet embrace and crawled ashore
Every boy is a snake is a lilly
Every pearl is a lynx is a girl
Sweet like harmony made into flesh... you dance by my side children sublime
You show me continents
I see the islands
You count the centuries
I blink my eyes
Hawks and sparrows race in my waters stingrays are floating across the sky
Little ones my sons and my daughters... your sweat is salty
I am why
I am why
I am why your sweat is salty
I am why
I am why
I am why
