The Ways Of The Sweet Hearts Poem by Varanasi Ramabrahmam

Wedded to work is modern woman
Marriage in tradition is out of fashion
Single life or live-in relationship
Without formal ceremonies is the new order

Confined to home that was once considered a temple,
And bringing up children to build a new generation
are no more in vogue; one who suggests
such a life of role model is for sure a rogue

And flirtation and sexual exploitation
are pass time at workplace,
and a thin line separates rape and consensual sex

Man too falls prey, takes pride in going astray,
ignores home, loves the company of a nest-less bird,
Moods and romance show, ups and downs,
With dollar rates and share values in the markets

Mutual exploitation is now a
man and woman 's double-edged knife
Used at will by the wily in life;

Fairer ones are no longer fair
In behavior or showering love and affection

Calculated became the beauty
Using proximity and intimacy in both ways;

Which are now the ways of the sweet-hearts