Bittersweet

I love this poem written by the 13th century Persian poet Rumi.... It was also used by Madonna in her song Bittersweet


In my hallucination
I saw my beloved's flower garden
In my vertigo, in my dizziness
In my drunken haze
Whirling and dancing like a spinning wheel
I saw myself as the source of existence
I was there in the beginning
And I was the spirit of love
Now I am sober
There is only the hangover
And the memory of loveAnd only the sorrow
I yearn for happiness
I ask for helpI want mercy
And my love says:
Look at me and hear me
Because I am hereJust for that
I am your moon and your moonlight too
I am your flower garden and your water too
I have come all this way, eager for youWithout shoes or shawl
I want you to laugh
To kill all your worriesTo love you
To nourish you
Oh sweet bitterness
I will soothe you and heal you
I will bring you roses
I, too, have been covered with thorns