Gentle Sekhmet

Amber-eyed calm,

wild wilderness,

Truth My tooth, pure and sharp,

and love My balm,

I stretch, languorous, sensual,

inscrutable.

My purr ruffles the mane of grass,

raising hackles.

My rumble warns seismic roaring.

Mothering kits at flowing tits,

My flexing claw commands awe.

I blend, unseen, camouflage,

all-seeing, alert,

oasis, well-spring of well-being.

I Am no vegetarian, but hurt

is what My rough tongue licks clean.

Bare bones know Me: gnawing, pawing.

familiar, alien, Lioness.

Mistress of Mystery, I bless.

I Am Black, awake.

I Am Night.

© Tamara Rasmussen 2018