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The Golden Calf


You have to admit the appeal of a god
made from your earrings—
a part of your purest, loveliest dream,
the very lobe of your allure.

It is the same god that emerges
from your loins in the dance,
the same god who gives such joy
in possession, the same god
who says all passion all truth
is in your moments
of greatest pleasure.

 
© Karen Alkalay-Gut