Only one thought

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Only one thought flashes across my mind, only one thought:

Who has given me such impure power of talkativeness, this meaningless babble?

Mother, I know my only companion was silence.

Who has taken that silence away from me, Mother,

And who has taken away the cheerfulness of my heart?

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From:Sri Chinmoy,Beyond Within — A collection of writings 1964-1974, Agni Press, 1975
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