Story · 28 · The Poet
'I am black and beautiful'
The Song of Songs opens with a young woman longing for her lover's kisses. Hers is the voice we hear most in this sensual duet.
Desire is celebrated for its own sake.
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The Song celebrates a love that doesn't culminate in marriage or children, but in the immediate intimacy of two lovers. It's hard to read it simply as a prelude to procreation; physical desire here is an end in itself.
Bible reference: Song of Songs 1:2–5
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 436–437
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