Have you too wrestled a great demon And withstood its poisonous stareDo you have the courage to let your eyes speak it Thirst and nakedness and selflessness and faith If so, then you know me Then tell me of your journeyDid you bleed when I bled Through another unseen dimension A heaven where we have walked side by side Since the first ray of hope Flashed through the fingers of time And did I ever hurt you I care not if you hurt me Just to know you breathe erases it Let me find you Call to me from this plateau This table of smoke Howl through the mist to me See my cries tumble Down the mountainside of solitude To die in the sea of completedness Where a great white plume will rise Against the blue of unfathomable peace So the holy wind Can carry the spray to caress you Know it then, love That it is my breath that lifts you The kiss of God Thrust forth from the place of my Missing Rib Know that I have heard you And I have run with all my strength With a heart desperate for your name Know that I will reach for you That's hell's breath and stench Will not quell my hunger For the silken incarnation of your skin The taste of your lips And the honey of your voice Speaking my name Stephen Pursell, 8/98 | ![]() |
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