A Fly In A Spider Web Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

It was a time-tested custom,
Indians built up a system
After the parent’s choice
Any wedlock took place,

Time has changed this.
Parents have no voice.
Earlier, ‘Marry and love’
Is ‘Love and marry’ now

A married-naval-man,
Satisfied not with one,
Spread his spider-net,
Wherein a fly took rest.

The spider danced awhile,
As a chance for it to avail,
Of the day’s prey that fell
And stuck into its net well.

The girl loved this man,
Not knowing his plan,
To divorce his first wife
And secure a new life.

She stayed in a hostel.
They often met in a hotel.
She insisted on marriage.
But he had no courage.

The matter went serious.
She became suspicious.
He came one fine morn,
With a chopper and gun.

His plan was to cut,
Her head and bury it,
But he became shaky
As she pleaded mercy.

He took his pistol
And shot at the girl
A bullet hit her head.
At once she fell dead.

Their joyful love-play
Had not its long-stay,
As the spider ran away
After devouring its prey.

The Moral Lesson

One can love and marry,
But only after deep enquiry,
This, if anyone fails to carry
Will it not end in a tragedy?