Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar Poems

Girls want boy friends, handsome and groomed
To take pride in the eyes of their peers,
And on some others waste their virginity,
Unloving and unprepared when it occurred.
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I fought for ten years and won a case,
With a view to putting me in peace.
Had I not pursued the case, those years
I would have lived with that peace.
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I like his toy but I can’t steal.
Moral is a blade.

I hate him but I can’t eliminate.
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On the shore when we were,
We were close, across the boat,
Visions of us not blurred.
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A man by nature is a polygamist.
And a woman is a monogamist.
Civilization came to halt polygamy.
The resultant is the birth of patriarchy.
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To ward off witches and to wave in the angels,
I put my faith in the God and the rituals.
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Be in ultra modern jeans, with hair cropped,
Be in curves with a bikini, with hair cascading,
Be in swimming suit, with hair dripping,
Be in top and middy, with hair thrown back,
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When I shared her presence, I was in exuberance.
When I left her, her absence kept me in excellence,
As I mediated on the essence of her presence,
Experienced in our romance, a rare occurrence.
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There hangs on a wall in a class room,
A portrait of a royal lady, who would look
At you from whichever angle you sit.
Each one fancies she only at him looks.
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When you win or lose
In a game of love,
What in the end remains?
A recollection of pleasures
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