April Is National Poetry Month!
HAVE FAITH IN SELF
MARCUS GARVEY
I made myself in life anew,
By going to that royal fount
of truth,
And searching for the secret of the few
Whose
goal in life and aim is joy forsooth.
I found at last the friend
and counselor
That taught me all that I in life should know;
It
is the soul, the sovereign chancellor,
The guide and keeper of
the good you sow.
I am advised-"Go ye, have faith in self,
And seek once more
the guide that lives in you"
Much better than the world of
sordid pelf,
Alas! I found the counsel to be true.
Aha! I know right now that I shall see
The good in life, and be
a better man;
I will by thought and deed pull all to me,
In
saving others, yea, every one.
Go down and search yourself awhile in part,
And tell me all of
what you see and hear;
Isn't there something pulling at your
heart?
Tell me the truth and have ye then no fear!
There is
a voice that speaks to man, within,
It is the Soul that longs
for you to know
There is no need for you to grope in sin,
For
you in truth and light may ever grow.
October 27, 1927
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