Taking An Iq Test Poem by Raj Arumugam

badgered into taking an IQ test
by one of these highly intelligent
inescapable IQ popups
highly evolved too
(as indicated by its accompanying
bright lights
or a cartoon of Einstein) :
goaded and mocked by these
inviting delectable IQ tests
I finally took one
and ticked and clicked and moused my way through
and the results were plain and clear for all to see:
Program Terminated;
Don’t call us;
We’ll call you…

ah, since then I live in shame
(keeping this private and hidden
as much a secret as my inability
to offer to my bed-companion an erection)
and will carry this shame to my grave
that is, I shall carry these shames to my grave