burning bushes

her thighs part like the red sea

and i speak only in tongues

a liquid language, we are a fluid people

a shared undertow

pulling into each other

wave after wave

after another

supernovas in stomachs show

we are offspring of the stars,

salt of the earth

rubbing skin like sandpaper,

light of the world

burning cheeks and melding fingers

jesus, she shivers

judas,

i whisper

judas

i never thought i'd do this—

betray faith for

something silver,

something stable

we worship nothing

but we praise resurrection

of our stumbling souls

piece by piece,

we build jericho in minutes

just to come crashing down

until we are whole