Hafiz

WITH THAT MOON LANGUAGE

Admit something:
Everyone you see, you say to them,
"Love me."

Of course you do not do this out loud;
Otherwise,
Someone would call the cops.

Still though, think about this,
This great pull in us
To connect.

Why not become the one
Who lives with a full moon in each eye
That is always saying,
With that sweet moon
Language,

What every other eye in this world
Is dying to
Hear.

-Hafiz, from The Gift, translated by Daniel Ladinsky