The truth about this longing I feel
is that it agonises me to no end
My heart is ablaze 🔥
No matter how many times I turn away
I return – and it is there
Relentless;
Demanding all of me
The flames of this yearning
consume me
I try to fight it
but it only burns more
Rumi romanticises it
But let me tell you –
It is excruciating
What can I do, but throw myself into that fire?
Although it tortures me,
it is a portal
into the depths of Love ;
an exquisite opening
I project it onto an “other” -
Some vision of a lover
who may or may not even be real
When I reach to find it outside of me
the searing pain of separation
pierces to the heart of an undeniable truth :
That this longing I feel
Is longing for ME !
💔
