We exist in the mortal world only,

But the beloved persists

Beyond also. He or she

Starts here, starts as a body

Of flesh and blood (and oh,

It’s so lovely),

But that’s not enough.

How could that be enough?

And so our longing calls out

Past those limits, calls out

Into the void.

And the beloved

Answers from all directions,

Answers from every page in the Book.