I was fond of Leonard Cohen
when it came to fuck
the way he's always looked for "G-d"
in the cunt
the way fucking
to him
was communion and redemption
babylon and bethlehem
the purest hossanna
of them all

I was fond because I knew much better
that fucking was all dust and blood and guts
and sticky wasted come

but then
with you I finally understood
and now I too fall happily blinded

your thighs are the dessert
where I hear Rachel weeping
the lips of your cunt are the torn temple curtain
and behind
in the inner sanctum waits
all the glory of the Most High

and so failure to fuck
and to put my lips upon your hungry flesh
failure to kiss your neck and chest
it is the abomination that causes desolation