i sometimes forget that i was created for joy 

my mind is too busy 

my heart is too heavy 

for me to remember 

that i have been called to dance 

the sacred dance of life. 

i was created to smile, to love 

to be lifted up and to lift up others. 

O Sacred One 

untangle my feet from all that ensnares.

free my soul that we may dance 

and that our dancing might be 

contagious.

* 

Hafiz