And my father told me then br As in this poem I pass to you br ‘What you have pursued is your ego’s road’ br br Had I trailed the path my heart showed br Never would I have struggled br With such lines of rhyme, br But as the learned may recall br There is always a time br To be a poet br Or to follow the passions br In a dream br br Read your own book of rules br Had it never been in times scheme br Life has to fade after seasons in the sun, br O world as in life br Remember in death too br What I have won br br But is what the world sees br That victory I dreamt of in life br Or is glory in surpassing br The barricade of strife.