I am my haven's king
I cry.Because I know not when to try.
I fear.
Because I see Temptation’s Spear.
I doubt.
Because I am lost within, without.
I hate.
Because I’ve closed my Beauty’s Gate.
I love.
Because I breathe below, above.
I dance.
Because my Goal no more a chance.
I sing.
Because I am my haven’s King.
Sri Chinmoy, AUM — Vol. 5, No. 2,3, Sep. — 27 Oct. 1969, AUM Centre Press, 1969