yearn

 
sing to the yearn
ye of desirous faith
enter the crimson gates and kneel
bringing your secrets with you

I seek a dalliance of want
beholder of the tempest need
a vigil should do, carnality chants

sultry sex on the altar
beholden to the dark
a ritual of understanding is demanded

a small price to pay
incarnate sin is a mirage
for fantasies kept hidden

covet the night that saw you free
in your lingering doubts
you are chained to denial

corporeal chastity hinders
in your bleakest hours keen for a lover
innocence blushes and denies the truth

honesty is hexed