Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar Poems

If you refuse your wife your eyes
There are men to lend theirs.
If you refuse your wife your ears
There are men to lend theirs.
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‘Seek someone, cling to him,
Lean on him, rely on him
And be prepared to die with him, ’
A climber taught its seedlings.
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She is not his wife, daughter or sister.
She is not connected with him in any way.
He can’t bear men’s eyes falling on her.
Men are watchdog on men against women.
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I spend least on my parents
Who have spent all on me.
I spend all on my kids
Who aren’t going to spend for me.
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A robber appointed as the Government.
A robber inherited as the religion.
A robber elected as the minister.
A robber allowed as a trader.
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She has a face; she has grace.
She has a shape; she has spice.
I have craze; I have crush.
She’s chaste; what is the use?
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I didn’t scold my husband’s kin
Who did a wrong thing.
I vented it on my brother,
Who was an innocent.
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A woman’s facial shape
Must fit to man’s frame of liking
And then her chemistry to his,
To be followed by her poise
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If a fact goes against my instincts
I hardly accept it.
If a fact is in tune with my instincts,
I readily accept it.
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I am happy when fortune strikes me
But not so when it befalls others.
I feel relieved when misfortune strikes
Not me but others. A wretched mind.
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