'Hieros Gamos'

A thousand faces merge, dissolved into one face. The radiance of our doubled sight dazes two black swans whose fire-eyes burn with searing red. No other creature sees what we see. Walls collapse before we reach them. We wait side by side for all arrivals, no departure can occur without our presence. We measure time in trails of starlight. Every person we meet comprehends our speech. When we embrace a stranger, his thoughts flood into our memories and lodge there. I hold a mirror to your face, then to my face, and see the same face! On our journeys, every turn leads to a threshold. We find a home ready for us in every city. Wild birds descend from their migratory paths and eat breadcrumbs from our outstretched hands. Neighbors shower us with gifts and good wishes.