I Welcome You Life

I welcome you Life
     with an open hand
You are a terrible Angel
     descending down the spiraling
              staircase
I welcome you Life
     with an open heart
     because I know that I cannot
     stop you from
               flowing
I welcome you because you are
     the eternal feminine
     always giving birth to your
               children
I welcome you Life in the most
     beautiful and hideous
     of experiences
     in joys and agonies
     of all Creation.
I welcome you into my bed
     like a seductive woman.

Teach me.

                                  October 12, 1986
                               --Alexander Shaumyan