joyous return
you bless me again
pat my head
i'll praise your name
anointed
chosen
freely given
your bride
your angel
your satan

i am your eve & your apple
the four horsemen of your apocalypse
the father to your prodigal son
open arms
a feast prepared
break me, i am loaves and fishes
i am every stone of your altar
a bloody immolation
a flayed ram
my head on your platter

& my breasts are full & lovely & white
this is your song of solomon
your lover's exhaltation
your eager, fervent slave
your worshipper
the flowers on your grave
your ark
your burning bush
your son sacrificed

this is your mythology
your neverending stream of unconditional love
your prayers
your psalms
your magnification
i will be your own personal david
or jesus or john the baptist
more like your personal magdalene
& your feet are wrapped & bound
standing just on me
the rock
not the sand

10/22/2008

Author's Note: in this poem I make myself god, angels, the devil and a whore and anything and everything in between. that's real love, kids.

Posted on 10/23/2008
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