ON ISLANDS

My thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your aches my aches.
My cerebellum is not your cerebellum.
Your number is not my number.
My vomit is not your vomit,
my ecstasy is not your ecstasy.
Your dream is not my dream.
Your secret hiding place is not my
secret hiding place,
your DNA is not my DNA.
My habit is not your habit.
My grave is not your grave.

So why are we still
talking?