in my mind
I sat on the roof and sketched in my journal
a picture of the other rooftops
I sat on a mat with Grace and the kids
my family
under the stars and palm trees
we discussed how strange it is
those moving lights in the sky
we ate coconut rice
silent in the breeze
I walked the girls to school in the morning
and then I ran through the village
into the Indian ocean
wearing all of my clothes
I floated
I walked back soaked and smiling
children laughing at how crazy I looked
I rode the canoe
in the middle
of the night
to that deserted beach
where you become the sky
I went to Takaungu again
the place
where I lost everything I knew
and gained
everything
in return
