Geometry by Forugh

I will let go of lines,

counting numbers too,

and from among the limits of geometry,

seek refuge in the soul of infinity.

I am naked,

naked, naked. Naked

as the hush between words of love.

My wounds are all exacted by love,

love, love, love.

Sin (2007). Selected Poems of Forugh Farrokhzad. Edited and Translated by Sholeh Wolpé.