Tongues of Fire

There is a tongue of fire in me
Borne by the sun
A lick from a sleepy golden Feline
To teach me to love

Look my beloved
We may not be fit for this world

But oh,
are we fit for life!

Life as fitting as water as I swim
It welcomes my shape, all encompassing
Sparkling, all-giving, dancing
I delve underwater, a part of life herself
I am not alienated anymore
I relish the liquid soft kiss, the slow flight
And the weightlessness

You didn’t find answers in your long journeys
But you traveled with your eyes closed
That none could pry open
But it’s alright, come to the ocean with me
Come be a part of life
Come to the music and fly
I’ve missed your spirit on my moonlit Sabbaths

I want my body to be soft and tender
Curvaceous and bathed in jasmine
Sandalwood and magnolia…
But what do you know, it melts
As soon as you touch it
Through heat, emotion, light
It melts irretrievably
I am amazed
I want my body the way it is
I want our limbs entwined
I want the sleep of children
You are so beautiful
I am ever grateful for life
In you
For greedy, demanding, moving life
Breathed into you
That comes filtered out by your essence
The unique way you move, speak, laugh
I want your body because it is intensely you
I want to melt you with my touch
I want you in my arms trembling with awe
Yet holding me so tight all memory is obliterated
My breath is cut short -