23. MY FOE

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My foe is none but I.

All future I reap from deeds of mine.

If I receive not aid

From me, no soul will make me shine.

The evil forces lie

Within, around my symbol sheath.

They seize my knowledge-sun,

And tear my mind with dragon teeth. ```

From:Sri Chinmoy,Flame-Waves, Sri Aurobindo Ashram, 1955
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