I am my haven's king

I cry.
Because I know not when to try.

I fear.
Because I see Temptation’s Spear.

I doubt.
Because I am lost within, without.

I hate.
Because I’ve closed my Beauty’s Gate.

I love.
Because I breathe below, above.

I dance.
Because my Goal no more a chance.

I sing.
Because I am my haven’s King.
Sri Chinmoy, AUM — Vol. 5, No. 2,3, Sep. — 27 Oct. 1969, Aum Centre Press, Santurce, Puerto Rico, 1969