962. YOU DON'T HAVE TO TELL ME

You don’t have to tell me —
I myself know it.
   God’s absence has made me see
   Whom I have consciously neglected.

You don’t have to tell me —
I myself know it.
   Satan’s presence has made me see
   Whom I have shamelessly accepted.
Sri Chinmoy, The Wings of Light, Part 20, Agni Press, New York, 1974