Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar Poems

Authenticity is not Art.
Reality as such is not Art.
Art should highlight something
From the remaining in shape.
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He is not my man
Who is intimidated
By my wit and intelligence
By my success and fame
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Proximity denied,
Intimacy scorned,
And chastity preserved
Women’s lust starves.
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Entrance by loyalty
Will breed dishonesty.
Entrance by bribery
Will breed inefficiency.
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What you are made of and where you belong
Will form your identities for others
To aggregate or segregate you and
To recognize or discriminate as well..
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You must flaunt what you have got.
You must use what you have learnt.
Otherwise they are of no use.
Mind they must be worth receiving.
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No man could molest a woman
By day or night, indoor or outdoor,
Unless she is a party to it.
Men are given the cross to bear.
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One’s cleavage visible tempts men.
One’s legs exposed tempt men
One’s naval bare can tempt men.
But the bare, shapely arms excel them.
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She was in death bed with a heavy heart
Not that she would leave the worldly means
But that she could not be there to take care
Of his son, who is fifty and yet naïve.
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Food that is raw,
Bed that is straws,
Song that is coarse
And the woman dull,
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