Straying Insanity

Wake me from my nightmarish dream,

Listen loudly for my silent scream.

I'm full of hate, devilish temptation,

But you lift me up through a purposed relation.

Disgraceful emotions empty into radiant bliss,

With my final laugh, your savior kiss.

Hand in hand, we stride through the sea,

Remembrance brings memories, a life to me.

I'll hold you tight and never let go,

Embrace in a dance, so sullen and slow.

You are my magic, my beam of light,

My last fading presence, a place so right.

I'm torn to pieces; I'll never be back,

My final feeling fought on attack.

Spiteful joy mixed with vicious love,

Stitched together again, to come undone.

My last shining rays, a beam of hope,

Now washed away and I'm forced to cope.

The candle has stumbled, wax drips to the floor,

The wick won't burn for evermore.

Richly infused beneath my blank eyes,

Is a bracing love that has yet to die.

With every cry, I just don't weep,

I dream the dream I'm destined to keep.

I lie unconscious on the cold metal cot,

Insane to them, but I've never forgot.

The one love of my life, my final chance,

Wind creeps up on the depth and begins a dance.

Finally I've returned from my misery sleep,

I fall at your feet in a sad crumpled heap.

I suffered a craze, defeated a death,

We'll be together forever, till my final quenched breath.

by Matters

I Have Seen

I have been tricked by flying too close

to what I thought I loved.

Now the candleflame is out, the wine spilled,

and the lovers have withdrawn

somewhere beyond my squinting.

The amount I thought I'd won, I've lost.

My prayers becomes bitter and all about blindness.

How wonderful it was to be for a while

with those who surrender.

Others only turn their faces on way,

then another, like pigeon in flight.

I have known pigeons who fly in a nowhere,

and birds that eat grainlessness,

and tailor who sew beautiful clothes

by tearing them to pieces.

Like This

If anyone asks you

how the perfect satisfaction

of all our sexual wanting

will look, lift your face

and say,

Like this.

When someone mentions the gracefulness

of the nightsky, climb up on the roof

and dance and say,

Like this.

If anyone wants to know what "spirit" is,

or what "God’s fragrance" means,

lean your head toward him or her.

Keep your face there close.

Like this.

When someone quotes the old poetic image

about clouds gradually uncovering the moon,

slowly loosen knot by knot the strings

of your robe.

Like this.

If anyone wonders how Jesus raised the dead,

don’t try to explain the miracle.

Kiss me on the lips.

Like this. Like this.

When someone asks what it means

to "die for love," point

here.

If someone asks how tall I am, frown

and measure with your fingers the space

between the creases on your forehead.

This tall.

The soul sometimes leaves the body, the returns.

When someone doesn’t believe that,

walk back into my house.

Like this.

When lovers moan,

they’re telling our story.

Like this.

I am a sky where spirits live.

Stare into this deepening blue,

while the breeze says a secret.

Like this.

When someone asks what there is to do,

light the candle in his hand.

Like this.

How did Joseph’s scent come to Jacob?

Huuuuu.

How did Jacob’s sight return?

Huuuu.

A little wind cleans the eyes.

Like this.

When Shams comes back from Tabriz,

he’ll put just his head around the edge

of the door to surprise us 

Like this.

Every Time

Every time I see you,
I want you more and more.
Every time you say, "Hi" to me,
my heart begins to soar.

Every time you touch me,
I pinch myself to see if I'm awake.
Every time you look into my eyes,
it's my heart you begin to take.

Every time I see you smile,
I wish that it was at me.
Every time I hear your voice
I regret that 'we' just could not be.

For the truth is... she likes you
so, I must take a seat.
For she has feelings deeper
than mine could never beat.

For since we are good friends,
I could never take you away.
So, I will look at you with a tear in my eye
hoping for the day...

When I can hold you by my side,
and my deepest feelings
I won't have to hide.

Author: Amanda L. Garver

Everything

You are everything I'll ever need 

To make my life complete. 

Since you came into my life 

My every dream has come true. 

I'll never love anyone 

As much as I love you. 

You are the light when there is darkness 

Shining brightly through your eyes. 

Yours are the arms I want to hold me 

Through all of my nights. 

My heart belongs to you only 

The one true love in my life. 

Our souls are intertwined 

To always be like one. 

May your every need be fulfilled 

Without ever a question. 

May every sadness you have ever felt 

Turn into a smile. 

Unselfishly I give myself to you

Never with hesitation 

Because you and only you 

For always will be, 

My Partner, My Lover, My Friend My Everything. 

Feel the love without ever a doubt 

It is yours for a lifetime
 

Author: Trisha Kalif

Who is at my Door

Who is at my door?

 

He said, "Who is at my door?"

I said, "Your humble servant."

He said, "What business do you have?"

I said, "To greet you, 0 Lord."

He said, "How long will you journey on?"

I said, "Until you stop me."

He said, "How long will you boil in the fire?"

I said, "Until I am pure.

"This is my oath of love.

For the sake of love

I gave up wealth and position."

He said, "You have pleaded your case 

but you have no witness."

I said, "My tears are my witness;

the pallor of my face is my proof.'

He said, "Your witness has no credibility;

your eyes are too wet to see."

I said, "By the splendor of your justice 

my eyes are clear and faultless."

He said, "What do you seek?"

I said, "To have you as my constant friend."

He said, "What do you want from me?"

I said, "Your abundant grace."

He said, "Who was your companion on the 'ourney?

I said, "The thought of you, 0 King."

He said, "What called you here?"

I said, "The fragrance of your wine."

He said, "What brings you the most fulfillment?"

I said, "The company of the Emperor."

He said, "What do you find there?"

I said, "A hundred miracles."

He said, "Why is the palace deserted?"

I said, "They all fear the thief."

He said, "Who is the thief?"

I said, "The one who keeps me from -you.

He said, "Where is there safety?"

I said, "In service and renunciation."

He said, "What is there to renounce?"

I said, "The hope of salvation."

He said, "Where is there calamity?"

I said, "In the presence of your love."

He said, "How do you benefit from this life?"

I said, "By keeping true to myself

Now it is time for silence.

If I told you about His true essence

You would fly from your self and be gone,

and neither door nor roof could hold you back

All through Eternity

Beauty unveils His exquisite form
in the solitude of nothingness;
He holds a mirror to His Face
and beholds His own beauty.
he is the knower and the known,
the seer and the seen;

No eye but His own
has ever looked upon this Universe.
His every quality finds an expression:
Eternity becomes the verdant field of Time and Space;
Love, the life-giving garden of this world.

Every branch and leaf and fruit
Reveals an aspect of His perfection-
They cypress give hint of His majesty,
The rose gives tidings of His beauty.

Whenever Beauty looks,
Love is also there;
Whenever beauty shows a rosy cheek
Love lights Her fire from that flame.
 

When beauty dwells in the dark folds of night
Love comes and finds a heart
entangled in tresses.

Beauty and Love are as body and soul.
Beauty is the mine, Love is the diamond.

They have together
since the beginning of time-
Side by side, step by step.......

Jalaluddin Rumi 

I Am and I Am Not

I’m drenched in the flood
which has yet to come
I’m tied up in the prison
which has yet to exist

Not having played
the game of chess
I’m already the checkmate
Not having tasted
a single cup of your wine
I’m already drunk

Not having entered
the battlefield
I’m already wounded and slain
 

I no longer
know the difference
between image and reality

Like the shadow
I am
And
I am not



Jalaluddin Rumi

Inside Of Me

If you could see inside my soul

see inside my heart

you would know how I long for you

whenever we're apart

If you could see inside my head

if thoughts were things to see

you would know how I cherish you

how much you mean to me

In all the ways you comfort me

the way you hold me near

the way you know just what to do

to chase away my fear

The sparkle in your beautiful eyes

your smile, laugh, your touch

are just a few of many reasons

I love you oh so much

Knowing I can talk to you

about any and everything

and knowing together we will get

through whatever life may bring

I could search the whole world over

and this I know is true

I would never find another love

like the love I found with you

Though with each new day, each sunrise

we can't know what's in store

there is one thing I know for sure

each day I love you more

So if you could see inside my head

if thoughts were things to see

you would know I blessed I feel

to have you here with me

- Written and owned by Jay Scott -

Everytime I Look At The Stars

I gazed in your eyes,
Such a beautiful blue;
My heart whispered to me,
And that’s right when I knew;

The waves had ceased crashing,
On the sand at our feet;
Time had stopped passing,
My search was complete;

I finally discovered,
What I'd known all along; 

A mystery uncovered,
That just couldn't be wrong;

It wasn't our first kiss,
Nor' the day that we met;
But I realized something,
I will never forget;

With the stars shining brightly,
From high up above;
I'd one word to describe it,
That word, is love.
I knew then these feelings,

For my sweetheart were true;
The man of my dreams,
And my soulmate, is you.
I think of it every time,

That I look at the stars;
This memory is mine,
But that moment was
OURS.


- Stephanie Lumley -

Do you Love Me?

A lover asked his beloved,
Do you love yourself more
than you love me?

The beloved replied,
I have died to myself
and I live for you.

I’ve disappeared from myself
and my attributes.
I am present only for you.

I have forgotten all my learning,
but from knowing you
I have become a scholar.

I have lost all my strength,
but from your power
I am able.

If I love myself
I love you.

If I love you
I love myself.

Looking For Your Face

From the beginning of my life
I have been looking for your face
but today I have seen it........

Today I have seen the charm, the beauty,
the unfathomable grace of the face that I was looking for
 

Today I have found you
and those who laughed and scorned me yesterday
are sorry that they were not looking as I did

I am bewildered by the magnificence of your beauty
and wish to see you with a hundred eyes

My heart has burned with passion
and has searched forever
for this wondrous beauty that I now behold

I am ashamed to call this love Human
and afraid of God to call it Divine

Your fragrant breath 

like the morning breeze
has come to the stillness of the garden
You have breathed new life into me
I have become your sunshine
and also your shadow


My soul is screaming in ecstasy
Every fiber of my being  is in love with you

 
Your effulgence has lit a fire in my heart
for me ....the earth and sky 

 
My arrow of love has arrived at the target

I am in the house of mercy
and my heart  is a place of prayer.....


Jalaluddin Rumi

If You Are Reading This

If you are reading this

I want you to know

That even after all this time

I haven't let you go

I still think of you

When I'm all alone

I still hope you'll call me

As I stare at the phone...

If you are reading this

Maybe then you'll see

That even after all this time

You're everything to me

And I'm trying so hard

To not become sad

When I start to think about

What we could have had...

If you are reading this

Maybe you'll understand

How much it hurts me

To see you leaving me alone

But you won't know I'm sad

You won't know I want to die

Because I'm still smiling

Even when I want to cry

And if you are reading this

I hope you will see...

That I'm still in love with you

And it's slowly killing me............

 Tinydancery