Nothing lies between you and me
But a sea
An ocean of
So-called indifference
My salty bitterness
Your cold inconsistence – tidal, languid –
The barren splendour
To see you is to
See a broken mirror
Part of myself and yet
I'm still illiterate in your language
But nothing lies
Like your high tide
That comes and goes
With the moon's eye
Between you and me
Nothing lies
Lee Burke González
Diving Board, 2017
Oil pastel on paper