Longing

My beloved, oh my beloved You made me worthy of your love Me, the incapable me Me, the insignificant me Me, the embodiment of imperfections and faults Me, untrustworthy me What path is it that leads to you oh my lord? How do you qualify the unqualified? Oh my lord, bestow upon me the understanding that would lead you to me Oh my lord, I am handicapped by my own nature and shortcomings How can I cross the seven seas and seven heavens to get to you? Blinded by pride, Deafened by the chatter of the mind, Even the intellect is clouded by the ego With such limited capacity as though roaming in pitch darkness Oh my creator, how could I possibly come to you? Like a fish longing for water in the ocean Such is my state, my lord Captured in a castle made of gold You’ve put me on a throne and crowned me a queen The burden is difficult to bear my lord Melting away in my own flame Salvage me from this world A world of greed A world of fear A world of suffering A world of pain and separation Allow me to be a slave at your feet Embrace me from this world of illusions Take me into your holy arms Allow me to melt away in your heart.