One Spark

I drop a layer of clothing,

I see you clearer

You are all the men I ever loved

All their names are your names

Their lust, in your breath continues,

Each inside me,

You in me

I drop another layer of clothing,

I see you clearer,

I see me clearer

You are all the faces that were here and passed

All the love I learned to nurture and grow

All the light I learned to protect then let go

All the shyness, insecurities, sour points,

Reveal themselves as I'm bare before you

I drop another layer,

I see you clearer,

I see me clearer

You're more beautiful, nevertheless,

You are here, now,

Your beauty extends

Like thick crystal sugar,

Upon my tongue and chest

I am naked, beyond my flesh,

I see you clearer,

I see me clearer,

One liberated spark,

Bursting in all directions

Amal - July 2014