20. Don't worry, my friend

Your vital is the victim
Of acute depression.
    Don’t worry, my friend.
I shall stay
With your depressed vital.

Your mind is the victim
Of wild frustration.
    Don’t worry, my friend.
I shall stay
With your frustrated mind.

Your heart is the victim
Of cruel desertion.
    Don’t worry, my friend.
I shall stay
With your deserted heart.

Your body is the victim
Of constant temptation.
    Don’t worry, my friend.
I shall stay
With your tempted body.
Sri Chinmoy, The Golden Boat, part 1, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1974