Because it must
I sitbeneath
the fountain of tears.
My heart
is heavy
with growing fears.
My life
is dyed
with sighing years.
I take my food —
venom or dust.
My life will live
because it must.
Sri Chinmoy, AUM — Vol. 7, No. 8, 27 Mar. 1972, AUM Press, Sri Chinmoy Centre Inc,, Santurce, Puerto Rico, 1972
