A head and heart disconnected 
dismembers members of
seemingly distant worlds.

Divided by streets or seas,
houses or highways,
parties or passions
— separations of semblance 
maim with fear of loss. 

Semblance bears an underscore: 
for those divisions 
of secondhand seeming or
power-punctuated scheming or
death-defined living
dare not dive below
their surfacebound reflections.

Depth delivers
dignity, remembered
and in recognition of
our connected consciousness.