A Promise

(Published in 'Taj Mahal Review' June 2005)

I shall worship your Womanliness
in 99 ways upon a pedestal of roses.
As i kneel upon the thorns,
my bleeding knees a sacrifice.

I'd give to you my heart unwrapped,
open, for you to judge.
As I gasp for breath,
my life to you a sacrifice.

You shall receive my faith undaunted,
so pure, so true.
And as I cry for you to look,
I give my love, my last sacrifice.