LIGHT AS THE BREEZE
She stands before you naked,
you can see her, you can taste her.
And she comes toward you light as the breeze.
Now you can drink her or you can feed her,
it doesn’t matter how you worship her,
as long as you are always
on your knees.
So I knelt there at the delta,
at the alpha and the omega,
at the cradle of the river and the seas.
And like a blessing descending from heaven
for just a moment
I was healed and my heart
was lightened.
Little one, I have waited
so long for your kiss,
for something to happen,
oh something like this.
And you are weak and you are defenseless
and you sleep in your harness,
and the wind rustles
freely among the trees.
And here it isn’t quite a prison,
but you will never be forgiven
for what you’ve done
with the keys.
Little one, I have waited
so long for your kiss
and for something to happen,
oh something like this.
It’s dark now and it’s snowing,
and my love, I must go,
the river has started to freeze.
And I can’t pretend anymore,
I’m exhausted from bowing so low,
I have lived too long on my knees.
Then she dances with such grace,
and your heart is hardened and full of hate,
and she is naked,
but it’s just a provocation.
And you turn away in disgust
from your own hatred, from your own love,
and she comes toward you
light as the breeze.
Little one, I have waited
so long for your kiss
and for something to happen,
oh something like this.
There is blood on every bracelet,
you can see it, you can taste it,
and then please, little one,
please, little one, I beg you.
And she says, Drink deeply, Romeo,
but don’t forget there’s still a woman
beneath this
sumptuous slip.
So I knelt there at the delta,
at the alpha and the omega,
I knelt there like one who believes.
And the blessings descend from heaven
and for just a moment
I am healed and my heart
lightens.
