You must find a place on a woman's body and live there. In…
““You must find a place on a woman's body and live there. In the dark, the noise far away, Sam ran his hands over Calliope's body and the world of work and worry seemed to move away. He found two depressions at the bottom of her back where sunlight collected, and he lived there, out of the wind and noise. He grew old there, died and ascended to the Great Spirit, found heaven in her cheek on his chest, the warm wind of her breath across his stomach carried sweet grass and sage, and... In another lifetime he had lived on the soft skin under her right breast, his lips riding light over the ridge and valley of every rib, shuffling through downy, dew damp hairs like a child dancing through autumn leaves. In the mountain of her breast, he fasted at the medicine wheel of her aureole, received a vision that he and she were steam people, mingled wet with no skin seperating them. And there he lived, happy. She followed, traveled, lived with him and in him as he was in her. They lived lifetimes and slept and dreamed together. It was swell.””
About This Quote
This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.
The passage uses intimate physical metaphor to describe deep, spiritual connection and love as a shared, timeless dwelling within another’s body.
In simple terms: Love is described as living inside another’s body, merging souls.
Key Takeaway
Seek deep, soulful connections.
Themes
love
spirituality
intimacy
Mood
intimate
poetic
Type
literary
philosophical
When to use this quote
- writing poetry
- expressing love
- exploring spiritual union
Key Concepts
metaphor
embodiment
transcendence
Questions to Reflect On
- How does physical intimacy symbolize spiritual unity?
- What does “living in her cheek” mean to you?
A Different Perspective
The vivid imagery may be too abstract for some readers.