How was heaven?
It was her first Christmas
She sought to breathe foreign air
On that night, many other things happened
Apart from she accepting gifts from the likeness
Of Budha and Saturn, the likeness of Iblis and heaven
From Israfil and Eden
Her beloved was in his reverie
Gathering ideas on what gifts he should shower her
He would think of a mirror as large as the ocean
He would think a portrait of her as large as Neptune
He would settle and resettle on a star other than the sun,
That would cease the intrusion of the moon upon her soul.
When he settles and sees how unusual the idea is
He would gallop like a horse about to find the water of life
And the next moment
Chant like a traditional priest about to make sacrifice unto his deity
Until dawn passed and the day ended
Life is full of lovers who will engage in false romance
They make bold moves
Bite our necks
Stimulate our nipples
Until after we are about to reach heaven
They drop us unto earth
Wear our clothes
After which they ask you
How was heaven?
Sometimes they dream that they have sacrificed themselves,
Their soul on our behalf
But the lover speaks
No,
I am breathless
I am choked with smoke
Not from the burning of your desire to touch my soul
Instead,
From the burning of my soul to stop loving you