The Gift

For Christmas, my middle sister gifted me a book called The Gift by Hafiz, a Persian poet from the 1300s.

Here's my favorite poem in the book:

THIS ONE IS MINE

Someone put

You on a slave block

And the unreal bought

You

Now I keep coming to your owner

Saying

"This one is mine."

You often overhear us talking

And this can make your heart leap

With excitement

Don't worry,

I will not let sadness

Possess you.

I will gladly borrow all the gold

I need

To get you

Back.