I am not from the east, or west, not from land or sea…
I am not from Adam, not from Eve,
Not from heaven, and not from hell
I have chased out duality,
Lived the two worlds as one…

Rumi

Oh I am not
From this world
With its schisms, its wars, its anathemas,
These words that send shivers down your spine
These blows of a stick
That break your knees
Its outbursts
That break your heart…

I am neither from the East, nor from the West
Neither from Eve, nor from Adam,
Neither from Paradise, nor from Hell
I refuse all duality
All humiliation against the miracle of life
Every yes, every no that would cause pain

I am not from here, 
nor from there
I reject
Every form
Of hatred…

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