Wow. This piece makes my mind instantly shift to two other books, instantly:

1. Green Darkness, by Anya Seton

2. Lolita, by Vladimir Nabokov

Because from the impression that I get, the narrator is perhpas a religious authority figure and he has feelings for someone young and teasing, whom he should never have but wants very badly.

I'm not even sure that's what you were aiming for, but that's what I feel.

i had to just review again reiterating how in love i am with this poem. truly. madly. deeply. hysterically. it is beyond genius.

Oh, I love this. The whole italicized section was absolutely perfect. It gave me shivers.

This is different and amazing i think i might have to have it as a favourite

yes, this is gorgeous.

i honestly can imagine it being read to students in the classroom, then people murmuring and debating and wondering at the meaning years and years from now. i love it.

I LOVE YOU

YOU ARE A GODDESS AND A HIGH PRIESTESS

I MISS YOU SO MUCH AND YOU HAVE A MUCH MORE EXTENSIVE VOCABULARY THAN ME :p

This left me breathless in every way. You have the most wonderful diction; you place the words perfectly. Brava.

This is different, but really good.

I like it an awful lot.

"Next monsoon season, I am determined to have you:

backed up in the red tape of a complaint"

Love. Absolute love

reminds me of fortresses and knights and rain. For some reason.