“Why Do We Cry?”/ A Reflection on Matemwe Beach in Zanzibar

Why do we cry? I stand where the waves make love With the shore. The motion of OceanStretches my bones and kisses the  Curvature of my spine, each vertebraArched in agony and love, beneath theAncient night and the whispersOf stars and the towering moon.  Tell me, why are you? A sequence ofatoms in motion, of proteins in Lines… Continue reading “Why Do We Cry?”/ A Reflection on Matemwe Beach in Zanzibar