The Work is Undone There

Rumi is always mystifying.

His world is filled with inner voices and truth.

And that's why his poetry touches me and you to this day.

I read him when I find myself stuck in a state of being,

or not being.

In one word: when I question me and my choices,

In two words, when I am worried and anxious in magnitude.

Rumi tells me, there is always a chance to make it right,

only if you know how and why you got there, where you find yourself.

Trace back your path, and evaluate your choices.

At times, that can also mean looking at yourself in the mirror,

seeing (really seeing) all the things you are, and you are not.

achieved or not achieved, wished or not wished.

Life is all about becoming and being. Whether it is mindful or spirits.

All Rumi teaches us, is that in every lesson there is poetry.

But here is the most beautiful couplet, which I translate for you.

آن ره که بیامدم کدامست

تا بازروم که کار خامست

The way I took to come here, which is it,

for I need to return, the work is undone there.