When a Writer Meets

When a writer meets another writer It's like meeting self In a different form, time, language It's like meeting a twin Born on same days, with experiences alike With a blended expertise, with same eyes, nose, ears, mind set, skills When a writer meets another writer It's like coming home, home sweet home After a long journey, maybe after being exiled Like Miriam makeba Maybe after being detained Like Nelson Mandela maybe after a long illness The smell of home, the sounds, the beauty, the truth, is like meeting another writer When a writer meets another writer It's like meeting a best friend or a best companion All you want to do is stay up late listening to each other Sharing life tales, crying together, laughing together, Being there for each other, the only ones that understand each other It's like meeting Beatrice in Dante's Divine Comedy, and reaching destiny together.