Adriatic Sea

It started with
a smile in a cafe
elated he came
all this way
across this ocean
that separates
where all these years
they made their way
Afternoon espresso
is all he needed
but soon after, how she
treated him to sweets
from across the sea

Albanian girl
signals Italian boy
that he’s making her smile,
and he’s so overjoyed
there’s an ocean
of possibility across
the Adriatic Sea

There’s only
geography to separate
and to keep them,
from seeing straight
across that narrow ocean
that separates, them from
crossing over, intermediate
Just when distance seemed to
come in between them,
ever after how she
treated him to sweets
from across the sea

Albanian girl
signals Italian boy
that he’s making her smile,
and he’s so overjoyed
there’s an ocean
of possibility across
the Adriatic Sea
the Adriatic Sea

Albanian girl
signals Italian boy
that he’s making her smile,
and he’s so overjoyed
there’s an ocean
of possibility across
the Adriatic Sea
the Adriatic Sea
the Adriatic Sea