Lizards

We were once adrift, you and I,
On separate currents,
Unaware of the other's existence
Alone, cold, wet and miserable
Hunched on driftwood,
Peering up at the sky
And asking if there was anyone
To hear us.
The same day, we both went utterly mad
And in our terror cried out
Only to gasp in shock,
Hearing the other's voice
We jumped off our little driftwood islands,
You perhaps more readily than I
But I jumped too, at your urging,
And found the water warm
We swam hastily for each other,
And then clung, like lizards to rocks,
To each other's bodies,
Vowing never to let go.