How Does It Feel To Be A Heart?

By Hafiz

“Once a young woman said to me, “How

does it feel to be a man?”

And I replied: “My dear, I am not so sure,”

Then she said, “Well, aren’t you a man?”

And this time I  responded,”I view gender

as a beautiful animal that people often take

for a walk on a leash and might enter into some odd contest…

in hopes of winning a strange prize.”

My dear, a better question for Hafiz would have been,

“How does it feel to be a heart?”

For all I know is love, and I now find my heart infinite,

and everywhere.”

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Hafiz