Beyond unbelief, beyond belief,
there lies an open desert.
In the heart of that vastness
our longing hangs,
a yearning without object.
When the mystic arrives,
he bows his head,
resting in surrender.
There is no unbelief there,
no faith either—
and no “place”
as we understand place.
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Author's Notes/Comments:
"field without fences"
beyond belief / unbelief
a desert opens—
no map,
no compass,
only the ache
we carry.
in that vastness
the mystic bends,
lays his head
to dust,
to silence.
there is no faith here,
no heresy either,
no place
as we name place—
only the wide
emptiness,
and the longing
that will not
let us go.
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