Subtle Is the Lord
In the Realm of the Five Senses what does desire attach to?
The wildness of the heart increases in the dark.
The absence of God only makes it wilder.
We lie in bed wearing bird suits. We sing.
The wildness of the heart increases in the dark.
You say, “Subtle is the Lord; my head is tied to a pole.”
You lie in your bed in a bird suit. You sing
a song not so much unsung, as wordless.
Subtle is the Lord; your head is tied to a pole.
You say, “For God to speak, remove your hands from His throat.”
A song not so much unsung, as wordless
and soundless—in broken glass, rainwater, traces of light.
“For God to speak, remove your hands from His throat.”
In the Realm of the Five Senses, what does desire attach to?
Broken glass, pools of rainwater, this faint light.
You say, “The presence of God only makes it wilder.”
