Kiss Of Life

Your skin,
once perfect,
once a pale sweep
of unbroken desert dunes,
has felt my kiss
and now it cries -
ruby tears are welling up,
are slowly sliding
down your throat,
glistening, delicious
tears of joy,
of life
of your awakening.

I am always moved
when I thus watch
the sorrow of the body,
expressed, released,
out in the open now
for all to see -
and it was always there,
and not to know that
is the deepest
of illusions.

Here, watch with me.

Observe with fascination
as your treasures flow
across your breast
and make their way
to your most intimate
of oceans - this is my
sacrifice before I start
to make all this my own,
my gift to you,
the first of all,
the most important
lesson of your life.

Now close your eyes.

Give up your yesterdays
and your tomorrows -
all those are gone,
will never be
and you and me
will take a journey
new and bright,
into the night
a dawn of radiance
awaits.