fire in my belly - david wojnarowicz & diamanda galas
*The Law of the Plague*
When a man has an issue out of his flesh
because of that issue he is unclean.
Every bed whereon he lieth is unclean
and everything whereon he sitteth, unclean
And whosoever toucheth his bed shall be unclean
and he that sitteth whereon he sat shall be unclean
And he who toucheth the flesh of the unclean
becomes unclean
And he that beareth any of these things
shall be unclean
And whatever saddle he rideth upon is unclean
and the vessel of earth that he toucheth unclean
And if any mans seed of copulation go out from him
he is unclean
Every garment, every skin whereon is the seed unclean
And the woman with whom the man shall lie will be unclean
and whosoever toucheth her will be unclean
This is the law of the plague
To teach when it is clean and when it is unclean
And the priest shall look upon the plague
for a rising and for a scab, and for a bright spot
And the priest shall shut up he that hath the plague
He shall carry them forth to a place unclean
He shall separate them in their uncleaness
This is the law of the plague
to teach when it is clean and when it is unclean.
(Diamanda Galas)
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