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Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee

The Silent Flute

I wish neither to possess,
Nor to be possessed.
I no longer covet paradise,
More important, I no longer fear hell.
 
The medicine for my suffering
I had within me from the very beginning,
But I did not take it.
My ailment came from within myself,
But I did not observe it
Until this moment.
 
Now I see that I will never find the light
Unless, like the candle, I am my own fuel,
Consuming myself.

(1970)

#AmericanWriters 19, 1970 October

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