Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar Poems

I deserted my wife as I suspected her.
I courted a woman, a known harlot.
Chastity helps woman to cling to a man,
But not to stop him from falling for someone.
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To gratify one’s ego
Or to pacify one’s guilt or both,
One drains one’s time and purse,
And seams to the mass as generous.
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Desire is fire of life.
It does not die, and change the object.
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I dreamt of becoming an actor,
Lured by the romantic field,
Lured by the airs they’d wield.
I dreamt of becoming a writer
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I had lost my wealth in a gamble; I wept.
I had lost my son in a battle; I wept.
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The couple must not be
Too close as nail and flesh
To feel tense that two sitting
Too close in a seat feel.
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Love must be waves of sea
That hit the shores of souls,
The melting ice that wets the hearts,
The tepid water that sooths the nerves
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To eat, not to be eaten and
To beat, not to be beaten
Are one’s basic interests.
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A seer is a diamond as a whole
And yet might harbour raw carbon.
A rogue is a raw carbon in total
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A touch, a press, a kiss and an embrace,
A man must employ upon a woman
And not vice versa for the lust of both.
She kicks him, when she holds his in her palm.
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