I don't teach
      nor preach
       have no wish
       to have a reach
       beyond what I am
       to be just myself-
       no one nor any thing
       to impeach

      while others agitate
       and itch
       to exhort and educate
       driven by their sense
       of importance
       purportedly
        other lives to enrich

        I know my standing
        I live not to compete
        on pride I don't feed
        humbled in any situation
       by my intellectual limit-

       over such a long time
       I've patiently learnt from what
       life has offered to teach
       and led me forward
       to unravel secrets
       for which
       I show unending gratitude-

        in my simplicity
       and humility
        I've quietly lived
        and truly blessed
       as I've not suffered
      from the sling of any grief