Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar Poems

In absence of an elephant,
In absence of an antelope
And in absence of an earthworm,
Even an ant will capture your eyes.
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Be you an imagination;
Be you a lifeless image.
Be you a nonexistent one.
You are real to my belief.
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A man’s biography
Becomes a history
With insertions of lies
By men of interest.
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What charm could that old song give me
Had I not enjoyed it in my youth?
What way would the old lady matter
Had I not desired her in my peak?
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The Rulers, the Opposition,
The Government, the Corporate
And the Judiciary are together.
Common man cannot fight corruption.
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A biography is incomplete
Without date and place of birth.
A survey of a person is incomplete
Without the name and the photograph.
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Beauty not put to use
To hook men in rank is a waste.
Wealth not put to use
To reach women of choice is a waste.
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A woman is as beautiful
To a man when seen behind,
Her hair, nape, triceps, back and rump
Take the role of stimulation.
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A rose is unfit to be with cacti.
A black is unfit to be with whites.
A wise one is unfit to be with fools.
They cannot elbow through to progress.
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Women keep money
Without their husbands’ knowledge.
Men keep women
Without their wives’ knowledge.
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