713. The hour came

The hour came.
I was not ready.

God descended,
Smiled
And
Departed.

The hour came again.
I was not ready.

God ascended,
Pushed
And
Barked.

The hour came not.
I was ready.

God slept.
I cried.
Ignorance sang.
Satan danced.
Sri Chinmoy, The Dance of Life, part 15, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1973