Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar Poems

I don’t feel I kill when I take
Antibiotics to kill germs.
I don’t feel I kill when I kill
Rodents, mosquitoes and serpents.
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As a child I was corrupt less.
As I grew to an adolescent,
I know all adults are corrupt.
As an adult, I forgave them.
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Giant trees are admired
And their roots are ignored.
Parents of the great children,
Be prepared to eat your humble pie.
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‘Other woman’ is an ego booster
And a sexual stimulant to man,
Though an enigma to woman, his wife.
It is past that marriage is eternal;
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One section fights for liberty;
The other put down it for peace.
Both sections add their tombs further.
The tombs need no liberty, nor peace.
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Casanova is a state
Everyman aspires to attain
But scorn at one
Who has achieved it.
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A foe with a bow
Will turn less harmful
Than a friend with a bouquet will.
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She is a beauty
Whose mouth is as wide as a python’s,
Whose nose is as sharp as a sparrow’s
Whose neck is long as a peacock’s
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Confidence and overconfidence;
Is there any specific line drawn
In between? I am in confusion
And it makes me lose my confidence
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Having a sword at hand
Is of no use when the hand
Itself has gone weak to handle.
Having money in purse
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