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There's part of us that's like an itch
Call it the animal soul, a foolishness
That when we're in it, we make
Hundreds of others around us itchy
And there is an intelligent soul
With another desire, more like sweet basil
Or the feel of a breeze
Listen and be thankful even for scolding
That comes from the intelligent soul
It flows out close to where you flowed out
But that itchiness wants to put food
In our mouths that will make us sick
Feverish with the aftertaste of kissing
A donkey's rump. It's like blackening your robe
Against a kettle without being anywhere
Near a table of companionship
The truth of a being human is an empty table
Made of soul-intelligence
Gradually reduce what you give your animal soul
The bread that after all overflows from sunlight
The animal soul itself spilled out
And sprouted from the other
Taste more often what nourishes your clear light
And you'll have less use for the smoky oven
You'll bury that baking equipment in the ground!
-Rumi
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