the nameless
not of me
rises in me

its source
the source of beginning
the end of end

from the solar plexus
into the chest
and up into the throat
it is a python
uncoiling power
seeking
vast expansion

if i have learnt
only speech
how do i speak the wordless?

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8th June 2010. For more contemporary sufi poetry in english, please visit Sufi Poetry English.