Tuesday, 8 September 2009

MUST WE ENDLESSLY DRIFT TERMINALLY.........

some words from the sufi

WHAT HAS ONE CONQUERED THUS
IS ONE BECOME THE WARRIOR
IN THE TIME AWAY IN THE ABSENCE
WHAT WAR HAS BEEN LOST

WHAT PIECE OF PEACE IS WON
DID SHE BEGIN TO TEACH
OR HAS HE ONLY STARTED TO HEAL
THE JOURNEY IS LONG AND LONE
AND IN IT THERE IS NO TIME
ONLY SPACE TO BE IN EXISTENCE

IS THE ONE SOBRE
OR IS IT JUST AN HANGOVER
IS THE ONE WHIRLING TO A MOTHER OF STORMS TO AN OCEAN OF WINE
OR COVERED WITH THORNS WITH RED ROSES IN A GARDEN

HAS HE TO YOU BEGUN TO BE A STRANGER
WHEN DID HE LOSE THIS WAY IN THE DRUNKENESS
WHAT IS THE INTOXICATION
THAT TAKES HIM THERE AND AFAR

OR IS ONE NEAR BUT ONLY A DISTANT STAR
THE SEPERATION IS INSPIRATIONAL
THERE IS AN IMPLOSION FROM WITH OUT
THAT GIVES EXISTENCE TO MY HUMILITY

MUST WE ENDLESSLY DRIFT TERMINALLY.........

written by; raymond malik
dated by; 26 July 2007
timed by: 17:06
formated by: email

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