A cloud passes by



What separates me from joy
from the drunkenness of Rumi
the ecstasy of Hafiz

How do I enter that world
where even the boisterous throngs
are loved and made friends

In a world gone mad
with dreams of right and wrong
walking narrow circuitous paths

Where is the Spring
that eternally flows
and slacks the deepest thirst

Am I suddenly blind
and deaf to the Ocean's call
disoriented by the cities noise

Where is that thread I held
that was soft in my hand
yet kept me from slipping

So tired I want to stop
and just lay down
give up and completely surrender

Sob and whimper
letting the dam fall
and be washed away

Loose myself
into death of this little i
that continually bemoans

Become as a polished stone
pounded by the Sea
taking new shape

Emerging again
into the stream of life
as the Sea recedes

But never so far
as to loose the sound
of the crashing waves

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