My Beloved Kali

My Beloved Kali

In the silence of burning flesh, I hear Your laughter.

The pyre cracks open like a heart that can no longer hold its secrets,

and from its womb rises the smoke.. my final breath,

offered to You, Maa

You stand above the fire, wild and eternal,

Your eyes, twin suns of annihilation,

Your gaze, the truth that strips me bare.

I burn, and You breathe me in.

In this cremation ground, there is no separation,

only love fierce enough to devour life itself.

Let my body be Your offering, my bones Your beads,

my ashes the kohl that lines Your eyes.

I came to You clothed in illusion,

and You, in Your mercy, set me ablaze.

Now nothing remains,

only You

only Fire

only Love

🌺♥

- Pooja