Ocean Spirit

iv. car karaoke

a thrumming of a beat

sneaks its way through

his tapping fingers

strumming to the rhythm

and curls around my toes

drumming the car floor

an inexplicable feeling

rising from the sounds

then his head is bobbing

his eyes glistening

with restrained words

a melody wrapped around us

pulsing with electricity

ready for blossoming

and when i look at him

and he looks at me

there's no more hesitations

we burst into song

so synchronously off-tune

that the sea gales howl loud

so we don't scare

the swirling colors away

an invisible tension shatters

dissolving into the music

tangled hair breathless notes

his face flushed and smiling

glistening with the sounds

of no more denials

as our car seems to soar

over the western coasts

a bubble in carefree flight

blooming with car karaoke