I Need

I need not know

all the earth has told

to know what my father knows.

I need not hear

all the wind has whistled near

to play a song so dear.

I need not tell

all I’ve spoken too well

for within their minds a bell to knell.

I need not bend

all that treads in my head

before I lay in my bed.

I need only

beckon closely

all within me bright,

so burning, I won't take flight.