8. Dewi Mugiarto + Kate S

To touch the swells in our minds, how they last 
To hear the heartbeat, a soul dances 
invisibly behind the high spring grass 
the rain is pouring and wiping the dust 
from faces flattened by grids and touch screens 
a song full of prayers for the loved one 
a wish building into hope for the lost 
as we grow stronger than a solid stone 
To touch the swells in our minds, the glass bursts 
the rain halts, dry, but our tears don't come 
Birds dance in time among yellow and green 
as the sun shines, wrapping us with its warmth 
Flowers descend like elite sky divers 
As they peel the light from our eyes, an orange