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2007 Agon Winner - Poetry Fervour Ekstasis by El-Sharra A whisper, like ivy tendrils Caresses my mind And makes me shiver. I see the God in his eyes, Smell Him in his sweat, Taste Him on his skin. I feel Him in his fingers. My sight turns to mist And drum beats echo from far away. I slip, slide from his embrace And fall into His; Through smoke and wine and madness. In frenzy, I feel the need to scream To dance, to roar - We are lions! - The need to tear the flesh and wash it down with blood. I fall from myself Deeper and madder and to a darker place; I fall into silence. I fall before Him, Desire set upon the altar of my flesh; My thoughts of Him alone. My obsession, my dream, my Muse-man In bondage to His glorious call; I drink of His inspiration - Fill me, O God, with Your heat And when the flames consume me Lead me to be reborn.