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although this love appears as fresh water never there's
never been a drop of water never a drop
of water in it. but this blood, which transforms
the five poisons into the five knowledges, this blood
of great passion, passionless, free of passion,
this secret great blood, free of clinging ... this blood
does not hanker after appearance . there's no giving, not any giving's
possible? the hungry ghost lusts for appearance, although
a hungry ghost appears as life-sap it wounds the space
as the secret great blood does not. is this true? this
I hate you draws a line. any authentic life
without a drawn line? no.
attack. fortification. self-gift. you/me, only this way, harshest giving
birth
not that there's no field for the giving, but the asking ... the pus
tissues, neurone paths, body clamps, terror-heart heat firetongs,
sick old noble patience of understanding, compassion compassion
self-lies about ego-loss, noble noble noble
although the asking within the giving's infolded it is true
it must wound the space as it draws line?
'if a man is not ready to face toil and risk
and in all gaiety of heart
his body will grow unshapely and his heart
lack the wild will that stirs desire.' or, 'we poets
begin in joy and gladness and descend therefrom
into despondency and madness.' or or or or or or.
or motto or proverb in the left rear pocket wallet or apothegm or or.    dive
into your throat red thorough red be that red am I ready
to accept my throat as that throat
ready to accept me? all desire is shapely 
when you see yourself as a god, when all your speech
is mantra, shapely viscous red lined cording throat .
to accept you as this person accepting herself, that's
the drawn line? red throat body chording. the secret
great blood turns the beautiful goddess body into
vibration. rainbow body. the school.