But when I return to my little world
To make the preparations
I forget the reality of that intense love
When I acquiesced.
Eventually, I return to the sanctuary
Calculated to miss the promised time
Having forgotten about the ceremony
And the Beloved must start over again.

My preference is to arrange
A fling with the Divine
I have secretly married my little world,
Vainly believing I have foiled the Supreme
I arrange discreet encounters
When I have a moment to spare

I convince myself it’s not my fault
That our relationship is not fulfilling
Because the Beloved
Hasn’t succumbed to the dictates
Of my terms.

I have lost count of the promises I have made,
When in the midst of your embrace.
Yet, in a blink of an eye
I have already forgotten

I pray that some day I will realize
That the separation between
The Divine and my little world
Is merely my own illusion
And unbounded love and joy
Are mine for the taking
When I walk down that aisle
And say, “I do”.

Throwing Rocks through windows
Using my own head to ring
Great bells

Pulling out my hair
Tearing off my clothes
Tying everything I own
To a stick
And setting it on
Fire

What else can Hafiz do tonight
To celebrate the madness
The joy

Of seeing God
Everywhere

– HAFIZ –

It’s not just a contract

It is the result of my desire

to give you an unconditional love

For me this is a big step

To stop hedging my bets

Keeping my options open

Love is not something to do half-way

To contain

It is the ocean with boundless depths

It is reality

So let’s jump in together

Into it’s warm embrace

So sign on the dotted line

And we shall win and lose everything

together