johndiii's Journal: [Beloved] The Mythical Lover

I look to you, beloved, in my heart..

        My love for you
        has driven me insane

        I wander aimlessly
        the ruins of my life
        my old self a stranger to me

        Because of your love
        I have broken with my past

        My longing for you
        Keeps me
        in this moment
        My passion
        gives me courage

        I look to you
        in my innermost being

        I used to read
        the myths of love
        Now I have become
        the mythical lover

                        -- Jalal al-Din Rumi

...and in my hope for the future. What are ruins, but the occasion for rebuilding?