Do not look for ecstacy in the eyes of another.
  Your lover is a mirage, only a facade,
  a storefront displaying exactly what you believe you want,
  what you think you need.

  Nadeem says break the mirror, trash the shop.
  Reveal the loneliness and longing beneath.
  Shatter yourself.

  Feel this excruciating love for what you have convinced
  yourself is not here, now.

  Swallow the lie so deeply that you finally
  choke.  But don't spit it out, no, 
  devour everything until nothing is left, not even
  the crumbs and ashes of your dreams.

  Then you will taste holy nectar and become
  a fountain of delight,
  the Beloved your Source.

  Who's buying?



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  written 4Jul03, updated 17Jan04
  (c) 2004 nadeem (at) artisart.org