Tall Tales of Short Kisses
Is love verbalisation or emotional expression? Saying it? Telling it? Lisping it? Groaning it? Grunting it? Moaning it? Declaring it with a kiss? Taking up a proverb, an axiom, a poem, prose, a song in an ethereal key? Speaking a maxim, a motto, an aphorism, a dictum? Only the most deceived forget that words in the right (or rather wrong) mouths are cheap. On February 14th, the paramount international cliché after good morning is I love you. Three words many times spoken, not understood, under- understood, misunderstood and not meant. Words a dime a dozen. A penny a barrel. A dollar a ton. A cent a shitload.
At least two murders in Jewish history were orchestrated behind the curtains of professed love and choreographed with a kiss. An Israeli General stabs an influential opposition civil war veteran below the fifth rib- the precise anatomical surface marking of the cardiac apex- after verbalisation and taking him by the beard for a customary kiss. Judas betrays the Son of man with a kiss. A kiss may count for nothing.
He may keep you under till you gasp for air, murderously kissing the life out of you. She may say it, kiss it, and say it again; and all that may still not count. Delilah coos and kisses you to sleep on her laps, but her love’s expression is done with the tameness of a hunting lion. She has sold your seven locks, your eyes and your strength to the highest bidder. I do not love you.
I am a poet writing lines for my opening act and ultimately my pay. I am an orator putting my best foot forward. I am an on air personality keeping your head in the clouds and your feet off the ground. Make no mistake- I do not love you. I can not love you.
a kiss may be murderous.it may also be the highest expression of godly love:"greet one another with a holy kiss".it may also be the sealing of espousals:"let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth:for his love is better than wine"
ReplyDeleteLove like lust is expressive.we need to identify and decipher the kind that we are giving or receiving.the scripture says "examine yourselves...judge ye..."also "test every spirit" "prove all things"
That's true. But confusing. How do we decipher, test or prove?
ReplyDeleteThe spirit of the word is that the expression and the substance of love are very, very, very distinct. There may be a fine line between the aura and the seizure, but they are distinct. I can French kiss without loving...any day.
The deduction is then, it must be a beyond smooching.
*I greet you with a holy kiss my brother!* ;)