Forbidden Sex is at the Crest of Love
Forbidden sex is at the crest of love
In literature—Guenevere, Lancelot,
Lost Romeo and Juliet—above
King Mark, Tristan and Iseult. Or distraught
Love is the peak—“O Absalom, my son,
Would God I had died for thee!”
Or mother love. No, that has been undone
By women like Medea and that sea
Filled by abortions and infanticides.
Most cultures, almost every tribe, pretend
The apex is for bridegrooms and for brides.
But what do holy red ink words commend?
Jesus told John, “No love has higher ends
Than men surrendering their lives for friends.”