The Beloved came unto me
He spoke not a word
But what we shared was greater far
and deeper, than words
I could speak naught but his name
I was in love with him but could not express it
He drew me into his embrace
And I was his
My individuality
Independence
Self-will
Free choice
All like dirty clothes
Were stripped away
This fixation on life
The fear of death
The desire to be
To achieve
To matter
It all melted away
In this moment of nakedness
He was life
He was desire
And I was in his arms
He left me, as he usually does
And all such earthly things came back
slowly, greyishly
Like the dawning of a drizzly day
He left only a longing in me
He left in me the imprint of him
A deeper sense of separation, my love!
Why then did you come unto me?
To give one sip to a traveler lost in the desert?
I can't understand you, my dear
Why do you neither give your full presence
Nor take it away?
Do you taunt me?
Do you make me dance the dance of love unrequited?
What a bitter dance
Or do you feel the same?
The pain of separation
Of this something which severs us from each other
Makes us wonder in the back of our head
if indeed the whole affair really took place
If we are real, or a dream one to another
A figure remains in my mind
I see the day when breath expires
When brain and flesh finally rest
When flies the soul
That day is called "THE RETURN"
I see me saying
"My love, I have been away for so long
I was lost and couldn't find my way back"
And I see you saying
"You have been gone for so long
I have longed for you every day of the journey
But now you are home
Come, leave no more"
That is the day of our marriage
I see it, and don't know if it's real
But I see it, and it lives inside of me
My words! I chew on my tongue
But still they don't come
The words to say what is between us
To say what your love is
My dear, I can't say it
My Beloved, I can only say your name
I can only say your name
He spoke not a word
But what we shared was greater far
and deeper, than words
I could speak naught but his name
I was in love with him but could not express it
He drew me into his embrace
And I was his
My individuality
Independence
Self-will
Free choice
All like dirty clothes
Were stripped away
This fixation on life
The fear of death
The desire to be
To achieve
To matter
It all melted away
In this moment of nakedness
He was life
He was desire
And I was in his arms
He left me, as he usually does
And all such earthly things came back
slowly, greyishly
Like the dawning of a drizzly day
He left only a longing in me
He left in me the imprint of him
A deeper sense of separation, my love!
Why then did you come unto me?
To give one sip to a traveler lost in the desert?
I can't understand you, my dear
Why do you neither give your full presence
Nor take it away?
Do you taunt me?
Do you make me dance the dance of love unrequited?
What a bitter dance
Or do you feel the same?
The pain of separation
Of this something which severs us from each other
Makes us wonder in the back of our head
if indeed the whole affair really took place
If we are real, or a dream one to another
A figure remains in my mind
I see the day when breath expires
When brain and flesh finally rest
When flies the soul
That day is called "THE RETURN"
I see me saying
"My love, I have been away for so long
I was lost and couldn't find my way back"
And I see you saying
"You have been gone for so long
I have longed for you every day of the journey
But now you are home
Come, leave no more"
That is the day of our marriage
I see it, and don't know if it's real
But I see it, and it lives inside of me
My words! I chew on my tongue
But still they don't come
The words to say what is between us
To say what your love is
My dear, I can't say it
My Beloved, I can only say your name
I can only say your name
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