The Wings of the Simorgh

O Beloved, I may be without a Valentine, But who needs one, When there is no such thing as “I” or “We”, There is only “You”! Each inhale and exhale I take is a gift from you, For without you, I would drown in this vast ocean of the universe. But you are my boat, That keeps me afloat, Giving me another day, Another breath. Although the ocean can be rough, With endless waves that toss and turn Even the most experienced of sailors, You direct my body through the crashing waves, Until it is my time to join you, To become the very wood that you were made.

When I was born, I broke open my shell, And was taken swiftly By the ocean’s ebb and flow. When the current settled down, It placed me on the sandy beach. I learned to walk, And find my prey, My shell grew thicker, My claws grew stronger, And then all of a sudden, You found me. When you saw me, You gave me a long hard glace, I saw you too, And from interest, I put my guard down, I closed my claws and just stared back. You flipped me over on my back, And massaged my soft underbelly. I did not know what to do, So I did nothing. Suddenly, You took me, threw me into a smaller beach, with blue walls high beyond my reach, and you carried with yourself. After hours of restlessness, I waited in this dark beach, To be caressed by your hands again. But then, You threw me into an ocean, One as turbulent as the one I was born in, Except this ocean was hot. A heat I could not withstand. Now I am in the sky, As Cancer the Crab, Looking down on you, Asking

The pain of Love Is far too great for man For Love kills men, by destroying the sense of self. O Beloved, With your Love you have ensnared my heart, And now that you leave me, you have taken my heart for yourself. My body lays limp without you, All of my cells working without purpose, For you were the purpose my body worked tirelessly for, Even in my sleep, my head was filled with images of You. I care not for myself, But without you, I do not exist My existence is in memory of yours As I live each passing day, Each heartbeat is for You, Each breath I take is for You.