Fathoming Male Mind Poem by Bashyam Narayanan

The male mind in me
Is troublesome at times
With so many other worldly things
To ponder
With so many challenging tasks
To be accomplished
The male mind in me
Fathoms instantly at the sight of a
Female structure
Either crossing you, bypassing you,
Or on a poster

The other day in the morning
I was walking towards office
With a scheme to make a presentation
The contents of which
Will decide the future course of business
As it required a thorough revamping
Following a crisis of competition

A female in her late twenties or early thirties
Was walking towards me
Her attire revealed much of her anatomy
Added to her elegant gait
And dangerous curves swinging
All in a male-attention-drawing fashion

Result was that
I lost track of the flow of presentation
Despite its convincing contents
I failed to impress upon the
Decision-making audience
On my business strategy
Evolved over a week of toil

This was all because of the
Fathoming male mind in me

Though this thought
Gives a kind of excitement
At the time of its striking
It leaves a hurt feeling
As it proves the insincerity
Deeply sown in me

This quality of my mind
Drags away my attention
Blurs my vision on
Other more important issues
Those have potential to help me grow

I confess my inability to control
This aspect of my mind

I have no other go but
To request my male mind
To indulge less itself in such comprehension
If not, to keep itself away from fathoming

Oh, my manliness, help me
Become a better person