Secret Chamber of the Heart

"The holy of the holies is the bridal chamber. And the companion of the savior was Mary Magdalene. Christ loved Mary more than all the disciples, and used to kiss her softly... For it is by a kiss that the perfect conceive and give birth... and anyone who becomes a child of the bridal chamber will receive the Light." ~Gnostic Gospel of Philip

Between breathing
out and breathing in,
I hold space for you.
Come meet me here in secret.
No one knows about these
trysts of pure awareness,
but everyone feels the
gentle tearing of veils.
No one sees your perfect nakedness.
No one comprehends how
waves of silence ravish our darkness
with kisses of uncreated light.
Into this nuptial chamber
I invite the homeless angels,
the fallen angels,
the angels with begging cups.
Don't be ashamed, my love.
To drink from your innocence
is all they long for.
Your beauty was known to them
before they created the world.

Image: Window in Kilmore Church, Isle of Mull, Scotland.