Zywa
Three walls
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
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