Saturday, February 20, 2010

THE THUNDER, PERFECT MIND - SOPHIA

This poem was found with the Dead Sea Scrolls. I really appreciate the dichomoty. And I love the last stanza.

I AM THE UNLEARNED AND THEY CAN LEARN FROM ME

I AM KNOWLEDGE AND I AM IGNORANCE
I AM FALSEHOOD AND I AM TRUTH

I AM SHAME AND I AM BOLDNESS
I AM SHAMELESS AND I AM ASHAMED

I AM THE WHORE AND I AM THE HOLY ONE
I AM THE WIFE AND I AM THE VIRGIN

I AM THE RULER OF MY OFFSPRING
AND MY POWER IS FROM HIM

I AM SINLESS AND THE ROOT OF ALL SIN DERIVES FROM ME

WHATEVER I WILL HAPPENS TO ME

I AM COMPASSIONATE AND I AM CRUEL
I AM THE ONE WHO IS PRAISED AND THE ONE DESPISED

WHAT YOU SEE OUTSIDE YOU, YOU SEE INSIDE YOU
IT IS VISIBLE AND IT IS YOUR GARMENT

IN MY WEAKNESS DO NOT FORSAKE ME
DO NOT BE AFRAID OF MY POWER

I AM CONTROL AND THE UNCONTROLLABLE
DO NOT BE IGNORANT OF ME BE ON YOUR GUARD

I AM THE ONE WHO IS CALLED JUSTICE
AND I AM GROSS INIQUITY

I AM THE KNOWLEDGE OF MY INQUIRY

I AM THE ONE WHOM THEY CALL LIFE
AND THE ONE WHOM YOU CALL DEATH

I AM THE JUDGEMENT
AND I AM THE ACQUITTAL

I AM THE SLAVE OF HIM WHO PREPARED ME

HEAR ME LEARN FROM MY WORDS YOU WHO KNOW ME
I AM THE UNION AND THE DISSOLUTION

I AM THE SUBSTANCE AND ONE WHO HAS NO SUBSTANCE
DO NOT BE IGNORANT OF ME

I AM THE ONE WHOSE IMAGE IS GREAT
AND I AM THE ONE WHO HAS NO IMAGE

COME FORWARD TO ME AND ESTABLISH GREAT ONES
AMONG THE SMALL COME FORWARD TO CHILDHOOD

I AM THE ONE WHO CRIES OUT AND I LISTEN
I AM THE KNOWLEDGE OF MY NAME

I AM THE FIRST AND THE LAST
I AM THE UTTERANCE OF MY NAME

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