Skinning your knees on God

Skinning your knees on God
Little by little,
You will turn into stars.
Even then, my dear,
You will only be a crawling infant,
Still skinning your knees on God.
Little by little,
You will turn into
The whole sweet, amorous universe in heat
On a wild spring night,
And become so free
In a wonderful, secret
And pure Love
That flows
From a conscious,
One-pointed
Infinite need for light.
Even then, my dear,
The Beloved will have fulfilled
Just a fraction,
Just a fraction!
Of a promise he wrote upon your heart.
When your soul begins
To Ever bloom and laugh
And spin in Eternal Ecstasy -
O little by little,
You will turn into God.
— from I Hear God Laughing, Renderings of Hafiz by Daniel Ladinsky (With thanks to Joe Riley and Panhala.net for so many Daily Inspirations.)