Troubled ~ Hafiz

TROUBLED 

Hafiz

Troubled?
Then stay with me, for I’m not. 
Lonely? 
A thousand naked amorous ones dwell in ancient caves
Beneath my eyelids. 
Riches? 
Here’s a pick, 
My whole body is an emerald that begs,
“Take me.” 
Write all that worries you on a piece of parchment; 
Offer it to God. 
Even from the distance of a millennium I can lean the flame in my heart
Into your life And turn 
All that frightens you 
Into holy 
Incense 
Ash.