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Book 4 Page 6

Ego

The ego is like a flame,

That burns images into the mind.

I am this, and, I am that.

I, and I, and I.

But the soul is not the thing with ego burning fires.

And the flames of ego can only be extinguished,

by conquering your own desires.

© Written by Dominic John Gill www.poetry.net.au dominicj7@poetry.net.au 2/7/99