......

     riches i hold in light esteem,
    and love i laugh to scorn,
    and lust for fame was but a dream,
    that vanished with the morn...

   and if i pray the only prayer,
   that moves my lips for me,
   is leave the heart that now i bear,
   and give me liberty....

  as my swift days near their goal,
  it's all i want to endure,
  in life and death a chainless soul,
  with courage to endure...