16. I do not need you!

O black wings of death,
    I do not need you!
    Therefore
Don’t touch my body-temple.

O red wings of hell,
    I do not need you!
    Therefore
Don’t touch my heart-shrine.

O grey wings of ignorance,
    I do not need you!
    Therefore
Don’t touch my soul-child.
Sri Chinmoy, The Golden Boat, part 3, Vishma Press, New York, 1974