That Is The Whole Idea!
Fire has a love for itself-
It wants to keep burning.
It is like a woman
Who is at last making love
To the person she most desires.
Find a Master who is like the Sun.
Go to His house
In the middle of the night.
Smash a window.
Act like a great burglar.
Jump in.
Now,
Gather all your courage-
Throw yourself into His bed!
He will probably kill you.
Fantastic-
That's the whole idea!
This poem is found in the book "I heard God Laughing" poems of Hope and Joy.
Renderings of HAFIZ by Daniel Ladinsky