Angels In Our Mouths by Sandra Beth Levy
Angels In Our Mouths
Sandra Beth Levy
On the tip of my tongue sit the ancient rabbis
Yeshiva style they debate how many angels
dance in my mouth
thousands, millions, more than the stars in heaven
The oldest star in space is named Methuselah
grandfather of Noah, oldest biblical patriarch
Scientists date Methuselah back fourteen billion years
Before our universe exploded into existence with a
Big Bang
My vibrant lips lick the aftertaste of love
Sweetened by my lover’s honey-bronzed skin
His breath a flood of promise
My loins blessed by a holy grandmother hugging her oceans
Innumerable angels…
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