Some kneel before gods I learned to kneel before truth} I prayed to breath, to tongue, to skin To every place that lets me in No temple held what I required No scripture named what I desired But in your mouth, the silence changed The holy and the strange arranged A vow not written, only felt A place where all my defenses melt} Your hunger does not frighten me When it arrives with dignity A careful ache, a living psalm A deep enclosure, almost calm If I am taken, take me whole Not just the body, not just the role Let every wound that learned to hide Be carried somewhere warm inside} In the mouth of faith I give my name Not to be ruined Not to be claimed But to be known Beyond the face Held by hunger Changed by grace} I don’t need clean salvation, no I need a truth that bites me slow A kiss with consequence and weight A tenderness that doesn’t wait So if I shake, don’t make it small I came to offer all of all My fear, my want, my living nerve My need to get what I deserve} If you consume me, remember me If I surrender, answer me If I become a pulse in you What kind of prayer do we become} In the mouth of faith I give my name Not to be ruined Not to be claimed But to be known Beyond the face Held by hunger Changed by grace} In the mouth of faith I give my name Not to be ruined Not to be claimed But to be known Beyond the face Held by hunger Changed by grace} To be consumed with care Is to be witnessed completely}
