Translucence

So you’re grinding away
My layers of Defense
In this battle
In this search

Flint against flint
Grinding, rubbing
Creating the occasional spark
It seems like there maybe a fire
Maybe not…

Perhaps we’ll burn good

So keep trying
O Perseverant one…
Use your hands to guide you
Under the twilight
At this bewitched hour
Even the rockiest terrain
Glows, shimmers
Translucent like jelly fish

Perhaps I’m still within reach
Like the soul of a woman
About to die.

So come, search me
Who knows what we’ll discover
About you
About me
Swimming endlessly, through the Beloved.