The Pain of Eros Poem – Marc Gafni
An Offering of Words:
I would not want all my words
To parade around this world
In pretty costumes,
So I will tell you something
Of the Barroom view of love.
Love is grabbing hold of the Great Lion’s mane
And wrestling and rolling deep into Existence
While the Beloved gets rough
And begins to maul you alive
True Love, my dear
Is putting an iron-clad grip upon
The sore, swollen balls
Of a Divine Rogue Elephant
And
Not having the good fortune to Die.
Hafiz
Hope for brightness in your day:
Marc Gafni
