I. <br />Where up and on the sky, and when in heaven, <br />Shall the spring show it’s face, <br />And come down the rivers of fate, <br />To the red spirit within me? <br /> <br />II. <br />The light shines but once a while, <br />I see the ones I wish to see, <br />Of which are not meant for me. <br /> <br />III. <br />There are three that boil within me, <br />The Dragon <br />The Tiger <br />The Eternal Breath <br /> <br />IV. <br />The dragon within me, <br />Tricks me many a night. <br />The Tiger below me, <br />Drives me where I do not want to go. <br />The Eternal Spirit is that which is I. <br />I know. <br />I dream. <br />I begin to climb. <br />The fright in me has stopped me from seeing the beams of light, <br />Spring has shown me. <br /> <br />V. <br />Yet with eternal breath I beg for escape from the dragon - <br />The cause of my fear. <br />I beg for control over the tiger, <br />To have him when I wish, <br />And be rid of him when not in need. <br /> <br />VI. <br />I ask for help, <br />But to no avail. <br />Which is expected, <br />For only alone can I overcome and win.<br /><br />A.J. Wells<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-poem-9/
