Not Crazy Enough

I was dead

I came alive

I was tears

I became laughter

All because of love

when it arrived

my temporal life

from then on

changed to eternal

Love said to me

you are not

crazy enough

you don't

fit this house

I went and

became crazy

crazy enough

to be in chains

Love said

you are not

intoxicated enough

you don't

fit the group

I went and

got drunk

drunk enough

to overflow

with light-headedness

Love said

you are still

too clever

filled with

imagination and skepticism

I went and

became gullible

and in fright

pulled away

from it all

Love said

you are a candle

attracting everyone

gathering everyone

around you

I am no more

a candle spreading light

I gather no more crowds

and like smoke

I am all scattered now

Love said

you are a teacher

you are a head

and for everyone

you are a leader

I am no more

not a teacher

not a leader

just a servant

to your wishes

Love said

you already have

your own wings

I will not give you

more feathers

And then my heart

pulled itself apart

and filled to the brim

with a new light

overflowed with fresh life

Now even the heavens

are thankful that

because of love

I have become

the giver of light.

Rumi