647. The inner cry-devouring tiger

God is not pleased with me;
He does not cherish me any more.
Never mind, I shall bravely
Face all that.

I am not pleased with myself either;
I don’t cherish myself either.
Alas, I do not know
How I can ever
Face myself,
The inner cry-devouring tiger in me.
Sri Chinmoy, The Wings of Light, part 13, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1974