the nature of tide pools

  i found god(s) in the tide pools
and they softened the edges of my understanding

  they bathed my feet in saltwater libations

  i professed that i knew them
through the illusions of separation

 they showed me how deeply connected they are 

to the vast bodies of the oceans

 they spoke of tide-songs and water cycles 

that sing them home

  they gifted me metaphors for life
 
 they offered me reflections of myself
inside tide pools incarnation

 always connected
and never separate
 always connected
and never separate