Stars
Tracing the stars on my back, We lay that night in the lap of the divinely fragrant earth. Under the canopy of a countless sparkling diamonds You traced the zigzags of their celestial journeys On my body of flesh and soil. The lilting breeze from the west, Was it a song of the stars? Whispering secrets in your ears Leading your fingers to unreached contours. Did we lie there for an eternity You, me, stars, wind, earth, Time itself stood and watched As you traced stars on my back Stopping a passing stranger, Time said, "tell me o wise fool, where is the sky?" Pointing skywards, the stranger started, but could not speak... "It used to be here O time but now it is gone The stars are on her back and she is the sky" They explode in mirth on my ebony skin Bright, flourscent stars Shimmering diamonds that speak a thousand words They come alive when your finger touches my back.