palm to chest

Seer of things in plain sight, unseen
I encounter him
In a television documentary,
Artist-scientist

“It’s a universal rhythm,”
He says,
“We’ve all got it”

“The beat of the heart,
Ba-bump…ba-bump…ba-bump”
Places palm on chest,
Thumps with fingers
“Everybody’s got music”

He plays guitar
For his prison band;
The bluesy funk
I never could understand –
Bass drum,
Ba-bump…ba-bump…
Connecting us all