7. The songs of unhappiness

O my unhappy old age,
I suffer with you.

O my unhappy God-face,
I suffer for you.

O my unhappy God-grace,
Where are you?
I don’t see you.
I assure you,
    From today
I shall love you only.
I shall fulfil you only.
Sri Chinmoy, The Golden Boat, part 1, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1974