353. MY UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER
My unconditional surrender    Is younger than yesterday
Therefore I have to be
    Extremely careful, soulful,
    For this tiny sapling
    Can be totally uprooted
    But the gouge, poison,
    Jealousy-dragon,
    Meanness-snake,
    Impurity-lake.
Sri Chinmoy, A Soulful Cry Versus a Fruitful Smile, Agni Press, 1977