Badilisho

I smile, but I am not happy,

I dance, but I am not moved,

Until we do this together,

I am not complete.

I will not journey without you,

When I am in the temple,

When I walk the gardens,

When I rest you are here.

Your woes, your ills, your wretchedness,

All chambered in my heart,

If I am in the east, you are, too,

When I fall, I pain, you bruise.

I cannot attain without you,

Connected at the middle,

We will face the light together,

Never denying, I am you.

By Badilisho