Much I owe to the Lands that grew-- <br />More to the Lives that fed-- <br />But most to Allah Who gave me two <br />Separate sides to my head. <br /> <br />Much I reflect on the Good and the True <br />In the Faiths beneath the sun, <br />But most to Allah Who gave me two <br />Sides to my head, not one. <br /> <br />Wesley's following, Calvin's flock, <br />White or yellow or bronze, <br />Shaman, Ju-ju or Angekok, <br />Minister, Mukamuk, Bonze-- <br /> <br />Here is a health, my brothers, to you, <br />However your prayers are said, <br />And praised be Allah Who gave me two <br />Separate sides to my head! <br /> <br />I would go without shirt or shoe, <br />Friend, tobacco or bread, <br />Sooner than lose for a minute the two <br />Separate sides of my head!<br /><br />Rudyard Kipling<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-two-sided-man/
