Intercession

Ball o’ light flies
to blue-white Buddha
as i pray for you
cousin of AIDS
interceding for your life.
Mandorla of golden hope
opens up in me forefront
as i reach the state of intercession
before the intercessors of humans
before Mary and the other gods.
Five pointed star spreads around this meditation
as zen becomes me
as i become you
as you become dust
cousin of AIDS.
Ball o’ light
as i gather the prayers
of intercession from others
to others
and the tragedy is
that i abduct their intercessions
to use them for you
cousin of AIDS
to bind your eyes open
to sew you lips together
to force your blood to work
the miracle of life
cousin of AIDS
so that you don’t die on me.