Lilith

Lithurgy for Lilith
By Cosi Fabian (reproduced from 1992 audiocassette)

I am Lilith
Grandmother of Mary Magdalene
I am Lilith
Whose sexual fire was too hot for God
I am Lilith
The first woman
Who chose the rage of exile
Over the cancer of servitude

I am Lilith
Mother to the motherless
I am Lilith
Whose blood covers the moon
I am Lilith
Standing on owl’s claws
At a woman’s crossroads
I am Lilith
The Great Whore
Whose charm lured the warrior
Into my Goddess’s final warmth
I am Lilith
Whose serpentine tongue caused Eve to laugh
And pick the apple
I am Lilith
Revolving sword of flame
Scorching hypocrisy from truth’s white bones
I am Lilith
Free-moving in the wilderness
I am Lilith
Spirit of night and air
I am Lilith
In whose dark caves transgressors find sanctuary
I am Lilith
Seducing through the mystery of adornment
I am Lilith
Whose whispered endearments steal the heart away
Even from the thought-form
I am Lilith
When I dance
Dust becomes silver
Stones become made of gold

I am Salome
I am Morgan le Fay
I am the Queen of Sheba
My hair is black
And I am dark but comely
Solomon sang my song
My hair is red
And my skin ivory
I am Eve’s big sister
My tongue is sharp like a sword
My words are smooth like oil
I am Lilith
Mother to the motherless
I am Lilith
Whose sexual fire was too hot for God
I am Lilith
Living in the shadow
Waiting for you.