Poem Imitating Rumi

One who does what the Friend wants done
will never need a friend.
 
There's a bankruptcy that's pure gain.
The moon stays bright when it
doesn't avoid the night.
 
A rose's rarest essence
lives in the thorn.
-Rumi
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​My mother asked me to come forward 
and so I did.

There's pain in honesty, but I'd gladly hurt again.
How can you live 
if you never leave the house.

A queer mans strength
lies in visibility. 

- Bryan