Cup Of Love Poem by Samin Jan Kakar

if you drink from the cup of love..
and you dont get intoxicated..
if you recognize yourself..
unabsorbed if you are not drunk..
examine the cup closely and you will know…
that you have been drinking vanity and nothing else..

if you see through the glass of compassion..
and there is your reflection…
if you only see yourself..
all bright, shinning, flawless and pure..
turn that glass down and you will know..
that you have been staring at conceit and nothing more,

Author ~ Samin Jan