David Ronen reads " At the Gate " poem (audio)

Poem from the book "Your Face Is a Kiss : Discovering the Miracles of Being" by David Ronen.

at the gate
precious gate

cheek against the heavy door
pressing my heart into it

ive longed for this gate!

fingers running over texture
breathing wood and iron

such a long way
through death after death after death

lost and then found
and then lost

always longing for you
living in the house thats
in the yard
behind this gate

longing to share in our gaze

whats more precious than the door to my beloved?

*

boots off
brush my forehead with the back of my arm
take a breath

is there fresh water to wash my face?
are there fresh clothes to wear?

will you be gone if i take too long to get ready?


*

utterly desirable
completely unknowable
until i look

i say i do before lifting the veil

its not your form

its who you are

to gaze where no reflection returns
do i dare?

you show your self to me

i dont survive the beauty


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