I Ran to Him

Lesson 57: I Ran to Him

I ran to him. 'I've missed you' he said.
Liar! Then: 'I want your life'
He can have it, but not for a few days.
It's worth nothing: I just want him to beg.

- Jalal-ud-Din Rumi

(Translated by Andrew Harvey from A Year of Rumi)