The Goddess Speaks

Press play before reading. Salute.

(A lone voice whispers)

Come pray to me 

Calliope 

The Muse who presides over eloquence and epic poetry 

Chief of all Muses 

For I will always welcome you 

With this as my subtle invitation 

Let my soul reach out in the magical act of conjuring and transforming words 

To hold hands 

With your higher self  

Through the power of influencing your thoughts 

And releasing your deeply repressed emotions 

As my worldly introduction

Let this paper or screen 

You read from 

Scream 

Burning with our own act of friendship

Sending yellow crisp embers 

To the edges of your unseen universe 

Calling to you 

In a symbiotic verse

Like a Christmas ritualistic offering of goodwill 

From a caring nurse

Come, and I’ll lay these words on this altar 

As our Altar cloth

Porque de tal manera amó Dios a la humanidad. les dio palabras

With bouquets of Forgiveness and Love  

As its centerpiece 

For 

It's all I have to give 

As I strive to help you live in peace

To embrace and understand the gift of sincerity 

In a spectacular rebirth 

To inspire a new beginning

For not all living 

Do

So feel my presence 

Like a sweet sensation 

That makes your libido 

Salivate 

Pining to be consumed before it's too late

 

I pray to angels to shower you with hope 

Inner strength and self-belief 

To write your words 

Your glory 

Wounds 

Wars 

Your story 

To cope 

It's why I burn 

This sacrificial note 

As an offering to a higher God 

Like a paper boat 

That still floats 

For we are linked to the frequency of the divine wild spirits 

Now just running

On new versions of the eternal canyon floors 

Of the Mid West 

Sometimes

Alone 

Sometimes in 

Groups 

But still badly needing each other 

To pass this 

His final test 

In the long night 

Now say after me 

Praise be 

And write

(c)

Copyright John Duffy

 

(Translated piece:

For God so loved mankind. He gave them words)