the Lady calls
and there is no denying
no pulling away
no defense

Love, Love the demand
incessant
encompassing
surrounding

too powerful
and I cower

still there is no fear
only purest need
deepest desire

She waits patient
yet draws more fully

She listens
mind pondering
She watches
eyes veiled

I writhe
upon my own desire for her
I rail
against my own human frailties
I remember
wings that once spread unbounded

dare she do this to me?

and the only answer
that rises

is yes
and yes, again

because I am Goddess-ridden
because I have always been Hers
because it was one choice
long ago
because there is nothing of me
that does not belong to Her

starry arms enfold
and I weep in awe and sorrow
full release of emotion
weakened to her Will
each time falling and falling

till stars surround me in Light

and a semblance of peace
gleams faintly in my soul

~Cail
(c) 9/25/05