Desert Night

I dreamed of making love to,
 
two maidens under a desert sky.
 
One was name death, the other life.
 
Both melted into my pores, as we made love.
 
Alpha and Omega, creating a universe in the sand.
 
Ribbons of onyx and umber burst forth from our joining.
 
Stardust exploded behind my eyes, as my essence leached into the ground.
 
With molecules dissipating, I joined with a furnace at the heart of a star.
 
A yucca burst forth from my chest, fertile in a full moon’s light.
 
Indian paint brush bloomed from my fingertips.
 
While worms made a feast of my flesh.
 
I floated through my dream, without will.
 
Beyond time, beyond ken.
 
Finally, I came to rest,
 
Upon a desert floor.
 
Making love to my
 
Beginning and
 
End.