OPEN TO ME!

By Yasen Vedrin

(The Vine of Engadi)

“I rose up to open to my beloved…”

(Song of Solomon 5:5)

Open up this quiet door tonight,

Just as you open eyes to morning skies.

If the fire burns in you so bright –

You will consume entirely from its sighs.

I am your dream’s long-desired flame.

The last coal, lit in midnight’s dark domain.

Hot from the hearth’s anxiety and shame.

Stroked by your white hands to soothe the pain.

I chased the wind that crossed your path before.

The wind that sculpted all the sparks to glow.

Open to me, because forevermore

I was, and stay, the only one you know.