Universe with Skin

I am universe with skin

not limited but held

given form

existing as human

with our wild, untamed nature

capable of love and heartache

beauty and pain

I am goddess in mortal clothing

the infinite and the finite

one experiencing the other

love and sex, the gift of the goddess 

so that we may experience the pure ecstasy of the expansion of the universe

warm skin pressed on warm skin

legs wrapped around legs

held so sweetly and so completely

with the pulse of the universe within us

the burst of light

the sparks of the fire of love

igniting and bursting

this is the experience of creation

the reminder of the pure bliss of our beginning

it is the light in the dark mystery

we are infallible 

we are complete and perfect beings

the expression of raw love at our core

death, our gift to the goddess

so she may know the heartbreaking beauty of loss

the letting go 

a final kiss

a last glance at the moon

hands slipping out of warm grasps

a smoldering fire giving way to the darkness

little by little then all at once

the ultimate trust

a final leap of faith

we shed our mortal skin

surrendering breath and heartbeat

as we finally return to the universe

goddess and mortal

light and dark

love and loss

life and death

I contain it all

a quilt of emotions that I wrap sweetly around me 

I have nothing to fear and nothing to prove

I have everything to love