navel gazing

navel gazing
is not as pointless
as it is made out to be,
if I can see my navel
and that of every other,
when I look into their eyes,
when I touch their skin,
when I listen to their voice hum,
against mine,
and feel how some cords
can never be cut,
even if they are,
for every one of them
begins and ends
at the navel,
where life rests
without any asking,
without any seeking.