A Cleansing Passage

                          an open comfort, without boundaries
                            embraces us with a wink,
                              unhurried invitation to a new abode . . .
                          fresh ripples bathe an old time,
                            washing away the filth
                              of a once-insatiable appetite,
                               now fed and satisfied
                               by a simply knowing smile . . .
                          an awakening to new senses
                            seems almost effortless now--
                             all mysteries dissipate,
                          crumble in a single delicate touch,
                            no longer able to find
                             any shelter
                                for disbelief . . .