He studies to describe
the lover he cannot become
failing the widest dreams of the mind
& settling for visions of God
The tatters of his discipline
have no beauty
that he can hold so easily
as your beauty
He does not know how
to trade himself for your love
Do not trust him
unless…
He studies to describe
the lover he cannot become
failing the widest dreams of the mind
& settling for visions of God
The tatters of his discipline
have no beauty
that he can hold so easily
as your beauty
He does not know how
to trade himself for your love
Do not trust him
unless…
I met you
just after death
had become truly sweet
There you were
24 years old
Joan of Arc
I came after you
with all my art
with everything
you know I am a god
who needs to use your body
who needs to use your body
to sing about beauty
in a way no one
has ever sung before
you are mine
…