What Would I Be?

Come near me, you so like me.
My love feels held in,
until you ask, Do you hurt?

As I feel love rise, I fight with it.
You say Bravo. The general takes command

Last night this body was a stringed instrument
playing love songs

There is a kind of accounting
going on with you and me.

But all I want from this exchange
is your peace. I fly inside mystery.
You say, try to keep up my lame friend.

There is a grapevine hanging here.
Should I climb it?

When you stay away, I'm miserable.
What would I be if you wanted
to be with me all the time?

Grief and unexpected joy live in a doorway
where there is no time or distance.

Aging changes to childhood.
My face is new again.

You say, My confused and silent friend.
-RUMI