The Theater Of Freedom: Hafiz Poem | The Hafiz Series

This poem imagines God as a painter creating an unflinchingly honest portrait of you — one that shows real tenderness, not empty flattery. Through it, Hafiz explores what it means to be truly seen: the ache of that honesty, and the long, patient companionship of a love that stays close through years of change. It closes with a longing for full union — sitting together at last inside the "infinite performances of God." The Theater of Freedom' is a selection from 'The Subject Tonight Is Love: 60 Wild and Sweet Poems Inspired by Hafiz' by Daniel Ladinsky, copyright 1996, 2003, with permission.