49. Excuses

God, we were fully awake,
But our pilot slept
    All the way.
    Therefore we are late.

God, our pilot was fully awake,
But we slept
    All the way.
Of course he had
Our inner support
    And
Outer approval
To place us
At Your Feet
On time.
Sri Chinmoy, The Golden Boat, part 2, Sri Chinmoy Lighthouse, New York., 1974