Poem: Offer to the River

A lovely surprise
the river says "Hello, my love."
I made offering to her
and an hour later:
There you are.
Shiny, light, wonderful.
A faint sorrow behind your eyes
I did not imagine it.
You don't want to speak about it
I respect you.
All I wanted is for
you to feel good
to hear you laugh
to see you smile.

Bringing out the Nurturer in me
holding you
stroking your hair
telling you "it's going to be okay."
No matter what it is
it will be okay
I promise.

We all need to be held sometimes
to be reminded.
And I want to lie with you
warm in bed
drinking tea
as naked
you cry into my chest-hair.
Safe with me
I would kiss each tear away
kiss your eyelids
eyelashes
rub your heart
in front and back
warm your body with my caring hands
chests together.
To free you from all earthly worries
with the tongue of my inner fie
faster and hotter
only to stop and collapse together
in love, in freedom, in peace,
together.

And yet maybe what you really need
is just a warm male friend.
Devoid of the tantric energies of sexual union
founded on talk and solid hugs.
This too,I would do, for you.
For you to shine, to prosper, to be happy.

Use me as you would Goddess!
I am at your disposal!
Take of me the seed of power
to nurture the Universe
of the Eternal Mother you are;
you can't hurt me.
A grown man many times over
whatever pain I have
I own
and none of it is your fault.

Sweet dreams, young angel,
may you feel in your heart
that I'm here.