SHE

SHE

Her body is your temple of doom
Its mystery shrouded in velvet black
Luring you softly to seek a boon
Enticing, painful her kisses attract
She says, “Come here lie down beside me,
Let me tie you to the rack”
Gently tightening the rope
Which hold you firmly back

“Worship me; give me your soul in sacrifice
In the darkness of the witching hour
Perform my secret rite”
Grasp the dagger hold aloft the candle white
From the embers of her golden eyes
Burns her eternal light
Two triangles enjoined, becomes her six point star
Like the daggers tip her love will maim and scar

The edge is cool the metal shines
She holds the weapon of her design
A curve a sweep a stab a slash
Through your wrist and in a flash
A short sweet pain and then it’s gone
The priestess sings her sacred song
My cup is full you look to see
Hold it up, offer your life force to me

Spirits whisper the ancient chant
You come still closer to accept her hand
In the mists of her mystic land
Your ecstasy is to begin
Darkness parts the mists decline
She offers you original sin a sign
Sin? She laughs sinking to the ground
He hears the laugh it’s fearful sound

Slowly so slowly the silk slips down
Around her hips the satin gown
You reach out to hear her moan
Your mouth hot upon her lips
Her body arches bends to meet
Your aching desire your primordial need
You turn you twist you try to find
The working of her twisted mind

Her face is dark your body wild
An animal devouring a human child
A lone wolf howls at the silent moon
A throbbing jugular stands firm and soon
Fangs bared, close into you in her gloom
She is inviolable an eternity the cosmos vast
Its finished it’s over you recline quiet at last
She holds you close your fear is past

Dazed and tired you see through pain
The boon you asked the favour you gained
Her face is soft luminous bright
Shut your eyes shut out the sight
Holding your soul in her chalice chaste
Your destiny fading into her fate
Gathering you into her essence deep
The nightmare over she rocks you to sleep

~ Sujata ~

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