“I do not know Whether I spoke or heard The word That fills all silence.” SelfMysticismMetaphysicsGenesisCrypticOccutism Book:The Collected Poems of Kathleen Raine Source: The Collected Poems of Kathleen Raine
“Let my body sweat Let snakes torment my breast My eyes be blind, ears deaf, hands distraught Mouth parched, uterus cut out, Belly slashed, back lashed, Tongue slivered into thongs of leather Rain stones inserted in my breasts, Head severed, If only the lips may speak, If only the god will come.” ViolenceMysticismRevelationOccultismFlagellation Book:The Collected Poems of Kathleen Raine Source: The Collected Poems of Kathleen Raine