The Song

I have always been

an explorer 

I want to go 

into the cavern 

where the light 

can’t reach

to know 

the parts of you

that are hidden 

I want to plunge 

under the water

to slide 

into the obscure 

to chart by touch 

I am hungry

for the exhalations

of astonishment 

for the moments

of revelation

I can 

already 

taste them 

like the moment

before lifting the violin 

I imagine 

where I will 

place my fingers 

how I will

draw the bow 

softly 

what the song

will sound like.