Don’t cajole dear THERE
‘m so weak of the heart
Thy look compassionate
Unfeather my freedom
Don’t shed more of skins
The lard only remains
Dancing in the darkness
In the shadow so shallow
Don’t touch dear HERE
‘m not ‘one’ thy search
Sprinkle no touch to me
“Noli me tangere”.
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Intriguing and complex.The second stanza is particularly striking in its use of vivid imagery.
1. Noli me tangere, meaning “don’t touch me” / “touch me not”, is the Latin version of words spoken, according to John 20:17, by Jesus to Mary Magdalene when she recognized him after his resurrection.
2. The other incident in the life of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa:
One of the admirers of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa once came to him and said, “You touched Vivekananda; why don’t you touch me also? You gave him cosmic consciousness by touch. What mistake have I committed? Why should I not also be touched?” Sri Ramakrishna said nothing. He kept quiet. But this man went on insisting and asking this question again and again: “Why don’t you touch me? Why don’t you touch me?”
One day Sri Ramakrishna said, “You fellow, you want me to touch you? Come here, I’ll touch you. You’ll become ashes just now!”
“Oh no!” He said, and ran away from there. “Don’t touch me! Don’t touch me! Don’t touch me!”
Note: For thy kind information these readings made me compose the poem above!
Thanks to thee Louis Kasatkin