Chapter 8: VIII

VIII Something I owe to the soil that grew— More to the life that fed— But most to Allah Who gave me two Separate sides to my head. I would go without shirts or shoes, Friends, tobacco or bread Sooner than for an instant lose Either side of my head. The Two-Sided Man “Then in God’s name take blue for red,” said Mahbub, alluding to the Hindu colour of Kim’s disreputable turban. Kim countered with the old proverb, “I will change my faith…