Category Archives: Poem
“The Kiss of the Coal”
I am
surrounded
enveloped
cradled in the arms of Love
my mind unravels,
all of the knots, released
as I breathe in with you
my head on your chest
your fingers twisting through my hair
as you speak peace to my soul
was I ever alone? I cannot remember it,
was I ever afraid? I can’t imagine why…
was I ever alive, before this moment—I doubt it
now
now
the band around my chest is broken
your voice washes me, and I can
breathe
You speak so close
you do not hesitate
to brush my lips with your breath
closer yet…closer…
your voice resonates
in my chest,
on my lips—I form your words with you, and, together,
we speak,
you burn my tongue
the coal is hot—you have ruined my taste for anything
but you
your sweet words
the only thing I find sweet…
“you have put your words in my mouth”,
“milk and honey are under my tongue”,
what was wicked is seared
made holy by your coal
purified
an acceptable sacrifice
a pleasing aroma to our God,
offered up by my Priest, as I
lay my
head
on his chest tonight,…
Yes, my love,
you have anointed me…
“Oh, my Father, we praise you,
smile upon our love…”
(“His left hand is under my head,
His right arm embraces me,
His mouth
is
sweetness itself…”)
I am falling
your eyes are killing me
I don’t think I can stand it, but…
please, please, never
ever
stop…
I accept your invitation,
your invitation to be One
You are a consumming fire:
my burning,
our consummation;
your beauty—
my addiction,
your Love, your
Touch—
my complete undoing,
I know
I know,
I will never be the same…
(Journal Entry, Summer 2006):
I could write about this all day…the way I could feel His gentle, deep voice resonating through the depths of the ocean, shaking the heavens, quieting my soul. The way that His voice vibrated my vocal chords as the bow of a cello grabs its strings, filling its body with rich, warm music, as we spoke the same, mysterious words, from one Spirit…
