I AM NO LION to overpower my enemies winning over myself if i can is enough though i'm of lowly earth since i nourish a seed named love i'll grow lilies of the field when i'm pitch-black lamenting separation i know for sure i will break through spreading light on the dark night i am on fire inside but look grim outside since i want to rise like smoke through my cell i am a child whose teacher is love surely my master won't let me grow to be a fool "RUMI, Fountain of Fire", ghazal number 1523,... Sign in to see full entry.
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