Mud and lily vines, kohl. Rat tails. Immaculate.
Laughter, cold water, this is immortality.
Sun and puce clouds.
Cathedral, blood palms, organ.
Wet feet, dancing. Tongues aware, her perfume.
A song everyone knows. This is.
Drum circles, the only religion.
Dining and missing shoes. Here take mine.
This grand bow: I am God.
Sea, tight embrace, a staff.
The eels, her rooftop bathing.
Crowded kitchen, silverware.
Paper and wine and the sound, fire.
Hot night, sleep.
It is only eternity.
