{"id":225,"date":"2012-11-05T03:00:27","date_gmt":"2012-11-05T08:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/?p=225"},"modified":"2013-03-11T22:39:54","modified_gmt":"2013-03-12T03:39:54","slug":"variations-on-a-theme-emptiness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2012\/11\/05\/variations-on-a-theme-emptiness\/","title":{"rendered":"Variations on a Theme: Emptiness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Love came and emptied me of self,<br \/>\nEvery vein and every pore,<br \/>\nMade into a container to be filled by the Beloved.<br \/>\nOf me, only a name is left,<br \/>\nThe rest is You my Friend, my Beloved.<\/p>\n<p>-Abu Sai\u2019d Abu\u2019l Khayr (trans. Vraje Abramian)<\/p>\n<p>from\u00a0<em>Nobody Son of Nobody<\/em>. \u00a0Hohm Press, 2001<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Xyn3rHLw3zY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6><strong>T<\/strong>urn me inside out and empty me<\/h6>\n<h6>Of everything I was, am, wished to be<\/h6>\n<h6>Crack my stiff rib&#8217;s cage and let love free<\/h6>\n<h6>All i want is yearning yearning<\/h6>\n<h6>AlI drink is burning, burning<\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6><strong>I<\/strong>f my heart&#8217;s your throne<\/h6>\n<h6>make my soul your clothes<\/h6>\n<h6>If it means I&#8217;ll touch you<\/h6>\n<h6>play dice with my bones<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_dS3h2Cu64Q?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><strong>T<\/strong>he dark light of your flashing eyes<\/h6>\n<h6>Turns my midnight hair star-white<\/h6>\n<h6>The lightning of your rapturous stare<\/h6>\n<h6>Steals away my sense and sight<\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6>Your wine-warm voice poured in my ear<\/h6>\n<h6>Melts my bones to milk and foam<\/h6>\n<h6>Your fiery tongue laps up my soul<\/h6>\n<h6>Out from my body\u2019s spinning bowl<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Love came and emptied me of self, Every vein and every pore, Made into a container to be filled by the Beloved. 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