The Erotic Life

Your lips are like a scarlet thread, and your mouth is lovely.

Your cheeks are like halves of a pomegranate behind your veil.

Your neck is like the tower of David, built in rows of stone; on it hang a thousand shields, all of them shields of warriors.

Your two breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle, that graze among the lilies.

Until the day breathes and the shadows flee, I will go away to the mountain of myrrh and the hill of frankincense.

You are altogether beautiful, my love; there is no flaw in you.

Uncomfortable yet? :)

This is a passage from a poem attributed to King Solomon. It is traditionally called the “Song of Solomon” and is found in the Old Testament of the traditional Christian Bible. Yes, it’s in the Bible. Which makes it a fun and useful source for conversations with Christians who are uncomfortable with sexuality. There has been much debate over the years about what the poem is about and who it is for. I believe it is about what I call The Erotic Life.