The Incredible Mangoes

sunday || august 1, 2010

rumi has always been able to say what i mean to say, but better. who is he??

low, so low. with no desire to not be low. have i been asleep for two years.

shams left rumi. birdie left doggie. there is a pattern..

i can see how it would drive him where it drove him.

did he leave the cave? he probably did. and i would if i could. everything is a constant reminder. i should find out though.

in 'rumi's little book of love' he says:

to live without you
is to be robbed of love
and what is life without it?
to live without you
is death to me, my love
but some call it life

i will not give up this pain so easily,
i will not give up this longing until i live.
remembering him is the sweetest pain
that i will not exchange for any cure.

if i gaze at my beloved
she may feel embarrassed
and if i do not,
she will feel neglected.
i can see the stars reflecting
in the calm water of her face
but if i look away
i lose my clarity

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- d