Hard muscles, yet
soft, curvy, and smooth
with an angularly fixed gaze that
is also ready to soothe

foundation and first of many guides
a liaison of virtues
from ancestor to descendant
legacy, posterity

The feeling of connection that permeates my being
Sounds and the spaces in between that allow an escape
Brushstrokes of color that transport you to another place
Nature, the Cosmos, and everything in between

Anything that moves me at that moment,
rhythms I can feel throughout my body
coupled with lyrical empathy,
sounds that make me feel alive