By Isabel Williams
Belief: boundless human beauty
Beatitudes, the “blessed are-s”, bursting with
Bigness. Billions bustling under love’s umbrella.
Benediction, the “go and be-s”, brimming
with a brave new boost.
Bronzed Brahmins, in the blinding binds
of rebirth, Break the bicycle-spoke, moksha: Bliss
Unbound, unbeknownst
to most – but those who boldly begin to Be.
One in Brahman: beyond
The pale
The blue
The black and white
The barriers.
Belonging: singing bilingual songs
“Besando su boca en el bosque
Beholding your body en la biblioteca
Baliando my baby bella
by la bahía”
Embarking by boat
from bigoted boxes
embracing brains and bosoms
with ambidextrous hands
and beauteous beating breasts.
Notes on “Bisexual Blessing”
- The Beatitudes appear in the Bible in Matthew and Luke and are a listing of those who are blessed by God because of their pain of low position
- A Benediction refers to the blessing of the congregation by a pastor or priest in many Christian communities or is used in popular speech as a blessing
- Brahmin: the highest caste in Hindu doctrine from the holy text the Vedas
- “Bicycle-spoke” In Hinduism the cycle of life, death and rebirth is called Samsara and is often depicted as a wheel from the holy text the Upanishads
- Moksha: pure bliss, relief from Samsara in Hinduism from the holy text the Upanishads
- Brahman: in Hinduism this is the essence of all things, during moksha or awakening one realizes that all things are the same from the holy text the Upanishads
- “Besando su boca en el bosque” : kissing your mouth in the forest. Spanish
- En la Biblioteca: in the library
- Baliando, bella,: dancing, beautiful,
- “la bahia” : the bay
Isabel Williams, 21, is a proud bisexual woman from Charlotte, NC. She is the president of the Gay-Straight Alliance and the SafeZone Student Coordinator at the College of Charleston where she is a senior. She dedicates this poem to her amazing PFLAG parents Cheri and Gary and to all spiritual leaders striving for justice for LGBTQ people.