When stopping at a crossroads,

I take time to decide;

but thinking makes it difficult,

for there are two sides to every mind.

One side of me is lulled to sleep,

by soothing sounds of night,

the other side stays awake,

like a shining light.

One side of me says,

“Go home! You have work to do!”

the other side says,

“Keep on going! What you want matters, too.”

One side of me is colourful,

the other is black and white,

one side of me is topsy turvy,

the other is quite polite.

Radha Dhananjay Odhekar