You are radiant
Erotic energy amplified by leather
Faith in a higher power
Aligned with desire
I could never believe in a god
Who doesn’t sanctify consensual pleasure
I cannot be guided by a religion
That demands that I suppress who I am
You have described your journey
Grappling with queer identity
Reconciling this inner truth
With the strictures of faith
We need these stories
These nuanced narratives
Realigning faith with liberation
Undermining the logic of haram
The contours of struggle are evolving
There are walls dismembering Palestine
Walls awaiting an indigenous Stonewall Rebellion
Oil-rich oligarchs deploy strict moral codes
Obscuring their parasitic feudal power
Investing in fundamentalist faith
Praying that their regimes will not be challenged from below
Your body pulsates
Infused with sinuous resonance
Evoking erotic faith
Evoking sacred orgasmic transcendence
We have never met
But I believe we are spirit brothers
Conjoined in the evolution of a new world
We are energized by rivers of faith
Fusing the mystical with the practical
Burning with insurgent rage
Conduits for psychospiritual pain
We root spirituality in joy and connection
Reaching deep for water of acceptance
Challenging our myriad faith traditions
Crafting an inclusive matrix of sacred passion and desire
Demanding and creating the nascent power of erotic faith
Leather: @armyofmenco, Model: @_sadiqsadiq, Photos: @rafandway1
–BYPO PHOENIX c)2022
