Only Breath

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