“I Am Not This” (Rumi)

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I am not this. Your beauty closes my eyes, and I am falling into that.

You cut the umbilical with this love

that has been with me since birth.

My mother saw your mountain reflected in my face, you that lift coverings, you that bring death.

We agreed on this before creation. I have been so hidden.

Ask my body who I am. It says, Solid ground. Ask my soul. Dizzy as the wind. Neither. I stand here facing Shams Tabriz.

Published by adamazim1988

I have a Bachelor's Degree in History/Government and International Relations from George Mason University, and a Master's Degree in International Affairs with a Concentration in U.S. Foreign Policy from American University in Washington, DC. I was born in New York City, and have lived in Northern Virginia since childhood. I am an independent writer and an entrepreneur. I am also a book author.

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