Desire

i.

 

So what of Desire I asked the sun

the moon answered in silence and silver

so what of Desire I asked the moon

the stars answered in light and black holes

so what of Desire I asked the Light and its

absence

the earth answered in a greening of all things

so what of Desire I asked the green earth

the ocean answered in waves of infinity

so what of Desire I asked the ocean spray

No-One

answered.

ii.

I, who am Nothing wanted Something

Being

I, who am Being wanted Knowledge

This

I, who am This wanted Love

Knowing

I, who am Knowing wanted

You

 iii.

and desire turned back on itself, inside-out

and hunted and humiliated

and scathed me with

burning flesh and serpent tongues

tongues of death

removed all traces

of humanness

and god-ness was born

I fell on my knees, hands in every form

of prayer

and begged God

take This away from me

my cup runneth over

I love too much

and

I was given Wings.

 iv.

the morning breaks through in birdsong

my windows are open

colours appear in daylight

purple majesty, blue light, tangelo meeting

new and far horizons

I meet the Beloved

a single bell tolls

as if a dirge for one last answer

Here

I lose myself completely

and become the Love Song

I sing

in words written by a Poet

whose heart is broken

whose words are written in melodies

of aching and longing

whose arms are dangling

whose hands are trembling

whose fingers ooze the blood of

having held close a very sharp blade

to the jugular of rhythm and remembrance

of intertwined arms and legs, lips,

breasts and sacred parts of female and male

of

Divine Sex,

--

Tantra  Drinks Us

v.

i shall throw liberty to the oceans

and drink the poison of despair again

i shall rip this cloth of flesh

i shall be an angel of heaven

ashes on my tongue

and wallow in the bowels of hell

i shall walk in these fires and

die

in your arms

again

Beloved, my Darling

shall i ask you to kiss me

awaken me

to this bittersweet yearning

Shall I Desire?