The Ritual

Bodies -

Moving as one -

Twisting, burning,

Seeking and yearning:

Something

In that moment,

Untouchable,

Individual.

There's more

Down underneath:

Desirable,

Undeniable.

A want,

A primal need;

Instinctual,

Yet a ritual.

Twisting, churning,

Aching, burning,

Seeking, yearning,

Finding, learning:

The dance,

With another -

Hungering, lingering,

Groping, fingering

The soul.

Ritual acts,

Rehearsed, practiced,

Nearing madness,

Guide them

In this great search

For something more;

They're labeled as whores,

A sin

In eyes of some,

This instinctual,

Sacred ritual.