OKAGE SAMA DE – (because of you, I am)

The personal dances we dance cannot happen without each other
Because each of us is at once the loved but we also are the lover
We are intimate and personal to have an effect and be affected by
Everything the other does is within us as well, even a gentle sigh
Rooted in our heart of hearts, our soul of souls, our cultural DNA
The lives entwined within us is akin to an Ouroboros and all we say
We are far more than the color of our skin or some trite tribal name
For you are me and I am you, united in a communion, one and the same
Okage Sama De – Because of you I am