SOMOS AL BARCO

We are the boat

supple

 &

seaworthy

hollow

solid

capable of journeys

as far as time.

Our holds

are filled

with treasure

we have been

merciless

in our

acquisition

of

things

&

be-ings.

Somos al Mar

We are the sea

waves

&

shoals

whirlpools

currents

&

dangers

we

are

the

storms

upon

the

ocean.

What frightens us

we call wilderness

what we don’t understand

we call treacherous

we are

wild

&

treacherous.

We are the sea

we are the boat

we are the people.

*Somos al barco, somos al mar

Yo navego en ti, tu navegas en mi.

We are the boat, we are the sea

I sail in you, you sail in me.

            Lorre Wyatt

Originally written as a song of love and solidarity, I’ve take it somewhere else.

photo:  mine, Mexican folk art.

RW

Seattle

04.18.2019