make friends with fire

 

I look at my heart, such as it is,                

so much lower than what language can do;                

but yet: the heart is itself what is, is all that is,                

it is all that is disguised by speech.                

How many words will you speak today?                

Too many; much too many.                

How much will you be burned by love                

burning, burning? Not enough.                

Make friends with fire: that is enough.                

Let love light up inside you                

and burn the thoughts away.

 

Rumi