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