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