LET NO MUNDANE NEEDS SLAUGHTER MY INNER VOICE!

LET NO MUNDANE NEEDS SLAUGHTER MY INNER VOICE!

O God! Let not my insatiable Hunger impoverish my precious vigour,

Let It never enfeeble or weaken my Humanity to disgracefully waver,

Let It never force my Morality, like a pack of cards, to tumble or shake,

Let It never compel my High Ideals to yield, like a coward, and forsake!

O God! Let not my unquenchable Thirst cut short or curtail my endless quest,

Let It never despicably prevent me from putting up my utmost and best,

Let It never undesirably tempt me to beg for an untimely respite or undue rest,

Let It never scare me, as it oft does the Cowards, to face life’s Litmus Test!

O God! Let not my unavoidable Poverty profane my richest pearly Purity,

Let It never succeed in persuading me to be an unwanted Guest of insanity,

Let It never ignite me to shamefully look down upon my steadfast Honesty,

Let It never come out with flying colours to mislead me on the path of Futility!

O God! Let no mundane necessities ever slaughter my invaluable Inner Voice,

Let my Virtue-Guide ever infallibly teach me to win on own Merits Life’s Race!

Glossary:

Insatiable – unappeasable/that whicn cannot be satisfied

Impoverish - make poor/ ruin

Precious – valuable

Vigour – strength/ vitality

Enfeeble – weaken

Disgracefully - shamefully

Tumble - fall down

Forsake - give up/ leave

Unquenchable – greedy/that which cannot be satisfied

Curtail – shorten

Quest - mission

Despicably - very badly

Tempt - attract

Respite – interval/ break

Litmus Test – a crucial and deciding test

Profane – make impure

Persuading – influencing to do something

Insanity - mental illness

Ignite – excite/inspire

Shamefully – disgracefully  

Look down upon – to consider someone or something inferior in some way

Steadfast – firm/steady

Come out with flying colours - succeed

Futility - uselessness

Mundane – ordinary/physical world

Slaughter - kill

Invaluable - very useful

Infallibly - without fail

©Shankar D Mishra/ 10.03.2018

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