I Prefer You
I Prefer You
I prefer You as
a sweating God
deep in the clamour
of humanity.
I prefer Your limbs
to burn with the
ache of labour.
No amenities
for my God.
I want You deep with
Me in earth’s despair –
my bondage, Your bondage
my freedom, Your freedom.
– Bhikshuni Weisbrot.
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