I misunderstood the essence of you
Goddess Kali, who haunts cremation grounds
where the dead live and the living go to die
victorious over death!
You are mistress of the darkness
because you own it
and master of time because you made it
Ever fearless in the face of threat
dancing in a frenzy atop a pile of bones
smearing the ash of strangers upon your black body
Your maya entranced and fooled me
making me shy to come closer
a mother made of fire and fury
eating the souls of demons
drinking their blue blood and laughing.
Your liberating protection is only given
once your children have charred their egos
in the blaze of your obstinate and sure embrace.
Ma Kali,
once I surrendered my will
you arrived unbidden upon my doorstep
in all your eternal and cosmic glory.
Jai Ma Kali-
eternal victor
fiercely gracious
my shadow
ever swooning me in your embrace,
please stay.
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