An Untimely Insurgence
____by Aparna Das

Oppressive chill upon my skin
I sit, waiting.

My ears catch an enticing rhapsody, warm and pulsating
Moving towards me, it penetrates and swallows me.

Like liquid fire, a surge of passion kindles my arteries-
Reverberations thread through.
Waves of sound, sweet and sensual, suffuse my mind,
I levitate to a rosy mist of ecstasy.

Warm pressure within makes me mindful of my thudding pulse
Gentle tugging at my throat... my lips... my neck,
Thud... throb... thump... surging steadily, racing, rushing, rising...

Cords in my arms and thighs jerk-
Tensors warm my curves...
Hips thrust out, stretching...
Body arches, and a burning extends from my navel reaching for my ribs... arms... fingertips.
My arms whip the air, spreading a warm flush into the coldness
I whirl, raising rebel winds

I surrender to this rapturous rhapsody...
Its wanton will has set my rebel blood afire.

Undulating waves of this melody wrap about my arms and legs,
Beguilingly it secures them within its stays... constricting, entangling them hopelessly.
Unable to pull away, I cringe,
Contorting and writhing.

I release that warm pressure knotted at the base of my throat-
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
The cry pierces the tangled moment, cutting the agony cold.

Body breaks into spasms... silent tears...
Those rebel winds have become whirlwinds,
Whispering:
Who are you?