Nepenthe
.
Never deny the past in your veins
Reject it no more than your blood
Live and breathe in its epiphany of existence
Love the memory
with all your passion
Each moment, lover, and agony
Grant them the intensity of the present
and spice the future with its anticipation
The recognition on your lips and skin
will raise your delight
Deny the misconception of guilt
The sweetest of wines resting against your tongue
will be negligible to the nepenthe within your grasp
.
-Moon Sidhe © 2000