spiritual search – THIS HAPPENED

i wrap you in these words
when the cold wind bites through your mask
when the rags you wear fall apart
when your dark secrets are exposed
i wrap you in these words
om namah shivaya

i rub these words into your skin
like rose-scented lotus oil
like a warm healing unguent
like a gentle angel's touch
i rub these words into your skin
om namah shivaya

i feed these words to you
in the emptiness of hunger
in the solitude of your night
in the depths of your abstraction
i feed these words to you
om namah shivaya

i shine these words into you
like sunlight into your shadows
like moonlight upon your ocean
like the warmth that pulls sprout from seed
i shine these words into you
om namah shivaya

i plant these words in your soul
into the nameless they go plunging
into the subtle shifting yearning
into the moist readiness of now
i plant these words in your soul
om namah shivaya

You have set me apart from the start of this life. the pattern continues: my yearning for union, seeking to cleave to one other person & place. this ever eludes me. what choice have i but to turn to You, true constant in the kaleidoscope of this impermanence? You sent me on this quest, You accompany me. i cling to You, Shiva. You don't turn me away -- how could the heart turn from its very own beating?