One breath awaynFrom Mother OceanianYour nimble feet make printsnIn my sandnnYou have donenGood for yourselvesnSince you left my wet embracenAnd crawled ashorennEvery boy is a snake is a lilynEvery pearl is a lynx is a girlnnSweet like harmonynMade into fleshnYou dance by my sidenChildren sublimennYou show me continentsnI see the islandsnYou count the centuriesnI blink my eyesnnHawks and sparrowsnRace in my watersnStingrays are floatingnAcross the skynnLittle onesnMy sons and my daughtersnYour sweat is salty - I am whynI am whynI am whynYour sweat is salty - I am whynI am whynI am whynn