Timeless Being

Not Christian or Jew
Or Muslim, not Hindu
Buddhist, Sufi, or Zen
Not any religion
Or cultural system
I am not from the East or the West
Not out of the ocean
Or up from the ground
Not natural or ethereal
Not composed of elements at all
I do not exist
Am not an entity in this world or in the next
Did not descend from Adam and Eve
Or any origin story

My place is placeless
A trace of the traceless
Neither body or soul
I belong to the Beloved
Have seen the two worlds as one
And that one call to and know
First, last, outer, inner
Only that breath
Breathing human being

Lyrics from the poem
'Only Breath' by Rumi