Armadillo Poem by Doris Cornago

An Armadillo with its armored
Skin sauntered to a stranger
You touch me and I flinch
Your words coach me
Back to the edge of
Where we started
Friends in cyber
Space, aliens
Mirroring
Strong
Each
Other's
Strangeness
Learning to see
Ourselves in a better
Light, distance abridged
Reticent at first, opening up
Laughing at our inconsistencies
Kinship, fellowship, marooned ship
Armor aside, diffused by trust and love