RUMI'S POEM #1

a lover asked his beloved,

do you love yourself more than you love me?

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the beloved replied,

i have died to my self

and i live for you.

i’ve disappeared from myself and my attributes.

i am present for  you

i have forgotten all my learning,

but from knowing you

i’ve become a scholar

i have lost all my strength,

but from your power

i am able

if i love myself

i love you.

if i love you

i love myself.

-- rumi --