I came down from the Arafat
and could not reach the city
I encountered three walls

built of reason, that fruit
from the tree of knowledge
that tempting serpent

with the bad name
Devil
the devil who spoke

to Eve: do it, eat
and to Abraham: don't do it
don't sacrifice your son

who made his wife and son
rebellious
to stop him

but Abraham gathered stones
and chased away their words
which he already knew

from his own thoughts
that were too devout
for his reason

Seven times
seven times
he threw