she whose face we have never seen she whose body is a door to the world she whose black thighs gleam w/ oil
w/ fat & oil
she whose laughter is the earthquake
she whose inhalation is the end of time
who can compass her round w/ his arms?
who can penetrate to the depth of her desire?
stars are the seed pearls she sets on her flesh
they are the milk of her breasts & the juice of her love her orgasm shakes the dark worlds to their depths
the lord of the dead stirs uneasy on his throne he is one of the teeth in her mouth
her daughters stream w/ flaming hair from the portals of hell they are the goddesses we can name, we name them Nut
we name them Kali & Olokun, Omphale & Mara
it is at their hands that the gods of men receive power.
Diane di Prima war eine US-amerikanische Dichterin (*1934 in Brooklyn, New York City, †2020 in San Francisco, CA) sowie eine der inspirierendsten Stimmen der Beat Generation.