Spirit
(Edited for performance at open mic)

What is this light that surrounds you?
Why when I look upon you
Do I see in you the brightness of
A love I have sought
For a lifetime?

Why does your hair frame your face
In such a way that
It appears God
Has just sent you
Special delivery from Him
To my Heart.

My seraphim, my cherub, my
Celestial entity.
I have called you my Spirit
Because to me you are
That life-changing force
That unyoked burden
That unheard language.

I call you Spirit because
you dwell in my heart.
I call you Spirit because
I see God in you
Whether you do or not.
You are Spirit, as you are mine.

Spirit, I love you.
Spirit I pray that when I touch you
You will not vanish in a flame
Of my imagination.

Spirit, leave me not.
Stay a lifetime.
Hopefully mine, not yours.
Spirit, be immortal
Like the Holy one
Within me.