Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar Poems

A hero is the one, who steps out of door,
Leads for a cause and braves the dangers,
Fight fearless, destroys evils and achieves
The benefits to the community he led.
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We loved each other in the college days,
And accidentally met with wonder
In a function along with our partners,
Two decades later, and got stuck anew.
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‘I have right to live.' said man, hens and worms.
‘I have right to live.' said snakes, frogs and flies.
‘I have right to live.' said wolves, hares and grass.
They all went to God, who had no answer.
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Anger comes from provocation;
It can go out of proportion
Unlike the bounce that a ball gives,
Limited to its throw the wall.
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Rain fresh and pure is no more so
When it falls and joins the ditch.
Students honest are no more so
When they merge with the society,
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A woman raped is a woman still chaste;
She is not to be held as adulterous.
The rape survivor is a martyr of women
And not to be stigmatized for sex crime.
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To dehumanize is to take away
One's dignity and transform one
Into an animal insignificant.
Ill treatment against such ones is seem proper.
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The past and the future
Can be marked in time frame.
The present is the ‘now',
Which overlaps the both.
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Kings declared war;
Soldiers fought and died.
The old declare war;
Youngsters fight and die.
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Incidents may frustrate you;
Persons may provoke you.
Rage and hatred may build.
Then it will consume you.
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