Dragon

the rising
Love dragon
is unbounded like the sky
fierce
like an ocean in storm
without horizon
without shore

once it enters you
there is no containing
control or restraint
no staying where you are
no running anywhere

if you try to stand still
it will kill you with pain
make you dance with its flames
make you sing with its waves

and slowly
burn everything
that is shadow
that is veil

to leave only the radiance
of the Beloved’s face


7th december 2010

shahbano aliani