(INDIA)

Poems of Raj Arumugam

1. 10 ways to celebrate Halloween 11/2/2011
2. 2 - Body Talk 12/16/2011
3. 28 eggs can kill 12/29/2012
4. 2-min IQ test 1/3/2009
5. 2nd Song For The Love Of My Life 10/28/2011
6. 8 Songs for Sansho the Bailiff 2/19/2011
7. a barber, a bald man, and a philosopher 12/24/2012
8. A barren life 11/6/2008
9. A Bull For Me 8/9/2011
10. A Calendar Poem 1/20/2012
11. a child is born free of mind 6/29/2009
12. a comedy of errors 11/24/2008
13. a delicate beauty along the shore 4/6/2010
14. a divorce pending always 4/14/2011
15. A friend like Iago 11/6/2008
16. A History Of The Self 4/5/2012
17. a holy poet 4/22/2009
18. a laugh song 4/2/2010
19. a life of clichés we lead 1/8/2009
20. a life’s journey 9/4/2009

I depress you, don't I?

I depress you, don't I?
You are so bubbly, cheerful, smooth with your words,
you make conversation always as easily
as a well-oiled engine hums;
open-mouthed; sparkle-eyed;
exuberant with a pinch of irritation
in your confidence with sing-song words and links.
In person and on the phone,
you roll your head, use your hands expressively; you laugh,

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