Prayer For Santa Lucia

She is hiding joy inside her

But for now she's telling no-one

She goes about her business

And her thoughts are full of someone

And she prays to Santa Lucia

For the saint was always gentle

And she tells her body's secrets

And she lights a hopeful candle with a prayer...

She remembers all the phrases

That he used on her so sweetly

And she cherishes the echo

Of his hands upon her body

And she shuts her eyes to conjure him

Imagines he's beside her

And she whispers words forbidden

And her blood turns fire within her at his name

And she cries 'you know I'm drowning

In his eyes and in his promise'

And she dreams that Santa Lucia gives her

Water from a chalice, saying

'Drink deep if you want to, daughter -

Don't be scared to taste it' and she

Really thinks she loves him, and her

Head's so full of music that she sings - and what she sings

And she cherishes the echo

Of his hands upon her body

And her heart and breathing quicken,

Santa Lucia knows she's ready for his kiss...