18. What I did instead

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Lord, the day I met You

For the first time,

You asked me

To open my heart on earth

And

Open my mouth in Heaven.

But

What I did, You know,

(Of course You know)

I opened my mouth on earth

Instead,

And I have been planning

To open my heart in Heaven

Instead.

Alas, I am now dancing

With my disobedience-ignorance

And

Deception-perdition. ```

From:Sri Chinmoy,The Golden Boat, part 14, Agni Press, 1974
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