I am and I am not

I am and I am not 

by Rumi

I'm drenched in the flood 

which has yet to come
I'm tied up in the prison 

which has yet to exist 
Not having played the game of chess 
I'm already the checkmate 

Not having tasted a single cup of your wine 
I'm already drunk 
Not having entered the battlefield 
I'm already wounded and slain 
I no longer know the difference 

between image and reality 
Like the shadow 
I am 
and 

I am not