H'Sao

I want you to scream
your music at me,
mesh the beat of
your drums and soul
with my heart.

Enrapture my body,
that my hips sway
and gyrate and
my voice reverberates
with the ululations
of your chorus.

Bring tears to
my eyes out of
the beauty and
emotions of these
words from your heart
and the wisdom of
your culture.

Let me see
my world come
alive with your
presence, and the
generations mingle
with their shared
joy and intrinsic vivacité,
and the exchange
of knowledge that
ensures base
survival of our peoples.

May the precious
circle never break
the transcriptions
on our hearts.