like_this
camille If anyone asks you
how perfect satisfaction
of all your sexual wanting
will look, lift your face
and say,

Like this.

When someone mentions the gracefulness
of the night sky, 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 towards 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 the knot 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 the 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?

Huuuuu.

When Shams comes back from Tabriz,
he'll put his head around the edge
of the door to surprise us.

Like this.


Rumi
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andrea no one told me it could be
like this
that life could run so smoothly
from moment
to moment without having
to stop for the
dilemma of the hour

no one told me it could be
like this
that I could love someone
so completely
that all I wanted
was to see him
smile at me

no one told me it could be
like this
that happiness could walk in
so softly
I wouldn’t notice it
until it wrapped its
arms around me

no one told me it could be
like this
that the sun would shine brighter
& the
stars would fall more often
just so I could
bask in their glowing

no one told me it could be
like this
that it was possible to give yourself
to another
person without ever being
stripped of your own
identity

no one told me it could be
like this
that every song I heard would remind me
in some
small way of that special person
that my heartbeat always
quickens for

no one told me it could be
like this
that I could finally be at ease
wrapped comfortably
in my own skin
& surrounded by his
arms

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god . 010430
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lexian why copyright words?
even if only in jest
why copyright language and thoughts
why take steps to deny another
can I copyright the thoughts in my head
can I patent the smell of her hair
and keep it locked away
hidden away
hoard something beautiful
and keep it from all others
why patent something like this?
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ClairE Even words are too complicated to explain.

Do you see what I see?
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srealisma go Rumi.

(go (don't leave) everybody)
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