I Am Thee

 

I came to see my beloved.

The doors were closed.

I knocked,

and a voice came from inside.

"Who art thou?"

"I am so and so"

The door was not opened.

A second time I came

and I knocked.

I was asked the same question, 

and gave I the same answer.

The door opened not. 

I came a third time,

and the same question came. 

I answered,

"I am thee, my love." 

and the door opened.

Translation of an ancient persian poem offered by Vivekananda. Complete Works, Kindle Edition