She so loved Him <br />was so beloved of Him <br />that He spoke to her and said <br />my beloved <br />ask of Me whatsoever you wish <br /> <br />and she said <br />without hesitation <br />my Lord, <br />fill my life <br />with difficulty <br />for at those times <br />I cry out <br />for You <br />and feel nearest to You <br /> <br />and if, for the working-out <br />of my own destiny <br />or for the love of Your world <br />must I be born again <br />have me born <br />in the most difficult of times <br />in the most difficult of places <br />and make me a man <br />that I may walk barefoot <br />and bloody <br />with only one leg <br />over a path of swords<br /><br />Michael Shepherd<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/0045-in-honour-of-ahmad-shamlu-poet-teacher/
