Headless Men

You who are a secret Lover of God.  You who chase after the one whom has stricken you with your illness.  One can not find the Beloved in a sober state; only the lovers of the wine can find her.  They stagger about at night, swapping stories of the Beloved in the tavern.  One man poaches his eyes out.  Another man pierces his flesh hoping to cut out the 'madness' that has stricken him.  They refuse to leave and wait in agony for the return of the Beloved.  Proclaiming, "She is worth the torment and torture.  She will restore the eyes, the body, and the soul.  Any fool with unwavering faith surely is worthy of her visit!"  Those headless men know the secrets of their suffering.  She comes to them only after they have given up everything and are at death's doorstep.