It isn’t ours to renounce
In doing so we denounce
The world, it feeds
Provides for our needs
When gratitude we renounce
The ego will surely pounce
Into the world, it will lead
Tempting us through greed
Compassion, we renounce
It does not cost us an ounce
Selfishness begins to flower
The world will then sour
The ego we should renounce
So the mind cannot announce
Worldly achievement and fame
For the renouncer has no name
Originally published at https://mindandsoul.space on August 8, 2019.
