Ignorance

Ignorance, who will conquer whom?
Will you conquer me
Or
Shall I conquer you?
I don't think you will ever be able
To conquer me.
I shall undoubtedly conquer you.
Do you want to know when?
Well, I shall conquer you
Only when I take you
As my little lightless brother
And not my dauntless foe.
Sri Chinmoy, Light-Delight-Journeys, Bhakti Press, Ottawa, Canada, 1974