January 11, 2004
I will Thee I long for stand still
And drop down on one knee, O Life!
Believe in me
guard the gate
and let no one pass without scrutiny.
Rise, then, to gauge your passage.
Remove your shoes; unbraid your hair.
Slip like a minnow
through the surf
past whale and plankton to precious dark.
Don't seek light, it dims to touch.
Embrace the cold as love.
Don't warm it for me.
When you see me
missing eyes don't scream.
Look not backward into the rain, O Life
But neither fear the raging grey ahead.
Eat til you are devoured.
Drink til drowned.
Without struggle, let them remove your gown.