She Understands

Something can break everyone
Affection can bring the wise man to his knees
And wisdom stops the partiers
At least for a moment
Shamash arrived when I needed her the most
And now my mind is clean
Intoxication of fornication has
Made me pure to recieve
The blessings of Astarte
I dance with the cosmos again
Then came the village girl
Who calls me by my true name
She hears the rhythms and the clamour
And she understands
She tells me to pray to the 
Sky goddess
And wisdom stops me
For a moment
She tends her garden
As I sleep
But she demands my patience
To see what will grow
The village girl wants to take my flesh
I don't mind
Because it isn't even mine
And I welcome the scars
That may draw a map
To guide me to the next 
Place
The next time
That can transform me 
Into a vessel for the
Warrior Spirit
I defecate into the sea
And Yemanja cries
But let her
For my shit is the 
Philosopher's stone
My bowels the crucible
To transmute debauchery
Into divinity
And back again
A ring is put on the hand
Of the moon
That is married to the
Dawn
A new day is dawning
And these moments are mine
The strings hum
And only I can hear them
For that I say thank you
To the horned goddess
Thank you
The chief of another tribe
Took the village girl away
A lover is lost
But possibly a sister is gained
Luckily the Dryad crossed
My path
The one who has before
And took my hand
Together we searched for the golden elixir
I have developed the skills
Of Scavage by necessity
Because I have no home
Except for the shadows of the trees
Her eyes sparkle and light my path
She knows this forest
As it is one of her homes
Though by choice she sleeps alone
Indigo hair and golden skin
Lips that could wrest a tempest
And bring back calm
She offers to touch those lips to mine
But my storm is too great
And stops her from embrace
Nothing
She gives me the gift of words instead
Words that lift me up
Words that inspire
Words, but so much more
So for now I await
The return of Shamash
Ishtar plays a swirling game
Yet I am happy to join
As it gives me the momentum
To push on