Every Human - Two In One Poem by Surekha Anandraya Bhat

An enlightened saint, an outcaste devil, presented me a gift each,
The devil grinned, the saint smiled- his was a wisdom beyond reach;
With hope and fear, I opened the black crumpled pack of cruelty,
it was a mirror, I stared at it, the devil in me stared back at me
with joy and pride, I opened the neat, white pack of spiritual peace
it was a mirror, I smiled at it, the saint in me smiled back at me
Not knowing what to do with them, I placed the mirrors face to face,
To know them better, in between them, my mortal body stood in place,
I looked in one, and then the other, and thousands of myself I saw
The devil grinned, the saint smiled- his was a wisdom beyond reach.