Let Me Live In This Garment Poem by M D Dinesh Nair

Let Me Live In This Garment

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As you have put up the price on my garment
I have the only option of jumping into it....
I have to count its buttons
Perhaps on a later day!

Into the attire of narrow dimensions
As I jump and somehow hide myself within
I forget to breathe for a while
Perhaps I may breathe my last there inside!

As a solid swelling of my clotted ego
Begins to leave me through the small gaps of the fabric
My attire kisses my skin close to it
Perhaps I am happier now than ever before!

I need to slim down further
And sooner I may feel like living in your garment
In my peaceful thoughts there is the flash of a smile
You are smiling at me... Thank you.

I shall teach my mouth to smile
I may sing a cradle song for my reinvented human hood.
The naked youths may rejoice for a while
But I shall be safe in this attire
I bet on it friends

A blind angel comes forward to guide me
Unto the crowded abode of a fatherless God.
No, I say sorry to him as he looks through a mind unknown
And I throw myself into a few small delights!

The garment looks so fine and silky
You have never let me down I say
Better late than never and from now onwards
Let me live in this garment, dear friends....

Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Topic(s) of this poem: lifestyle
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Kumarmani Mahakul 18 November 2014

As I jump and somehow hide myself within I forget to breathe for a while But again I smile and feel my style of living in this universe and realize what I am. Beautifully presented poem shared really. Nice job on sharing.

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Valsa George 19 November 2014

Into the attire of narrow dimensions As I jump and somehow hide myself within I forget to breathe for a while When you are forced against your will to be casted in some other mould, initially your soul will rebel.... but you have to some how adapt to it.... I can sense your suffocation in each line! But as you say when you allow your ego to escape through the small gaps, I am sure, you'll feel happier than before and when you train your lips to smile at the oddities of life and stop rebelling at them, you 'll be able to reinvent your human hood! Too deep a write for me to explicate! A 10

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Om Chawla 06 January 2015

Lovely and philosophical presentation of your thoughts. Had to read and re-read this poem to fathom the depth of your thoughts. However, I could not reconcile the meaning of I may feel like living in your garment [4th stanza] with contents of 6th stanza referring to.... a fatherless God a decidedly atheist assertion.

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Geetha Jayakumar 03 January 2015

A Beautiful poem with many captivating lines..... The garment looks so fine and silky You have never let me down I say No choice for garment, one has to accept as it is, along with the price it is tagged. These above lines indicate the positivity, not only accepting the garment as it is but loved wearing it too. Optimistic flow of words. Different concept and enjoyed reading it.

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Piyush Dey 12 December 2014

You wrote it so simply and flawlessly. a beautiful concept. lovely.

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Hazel Durham 26 November 2014

Safety and comfort in your new garment as you find freedom for your spirit and soul to release their joy as you battle with your ego for peace! Deep and so beautifully written!

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Queeny Gona 24 November 2014

Perceptions most of the times proves to be wrong before actually getting into the real situation. Philosophical read Sir! I learned to smile! Changed perception! Wonderfully written Sir.

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