Meet My Fingers And Toes Poem by Raj Arumugam

Meet My Fingers And Toes



preamble

ten fingers
and toes I have
and mostly
for the sake of body peace
I keep them limbs apart





introductions

may I introduce my toes, please:
say 'hi' to hallux
and blow a kiss to index toe
and middle toe
and the fourth toe and
say 'hi baby' to Pinky Toe



and because I treat
toe and finger all the same,
may I introduce my fingers;
you may shake them all together at once:
thumb, forefinger, middle finger,
ring finger and pinky







the conflict


'hey you smelly
fatty midgets! '
holler my fingers
down across to the ground
(and they all even
combine
to prop up the middle finger in
oh, an unmentionable rude, rude sign)




and so my fingers continue:
'you ten underlings!
you ought to be so ashamed of yourselves
you should cover your heads
in rough cloth!
you yellow scoundrels! '



and my toes
are of course
offended,
and though meek and mild -
provoked, they kick at the chairs
and find too late it’s quite futile
for the pain that brings
antagonizes the brain;
and unable to reach the fists
the only thing they can do
is to senselessly kick the butt
and so they have many enemies
that prefer to keep them down under



and that’s why I keep my proud fingers
and my low-esteem toes
limbs apart;
and so much do my toes suffer
from insecurity
and rejection and shyness
I keep them covered
for as long as I can in the day
and keep them concealed
below blanket and quilt
even at nights




resolution


as for my fingers,
there is truly no punishment I can mete out
to these rude and aggressive fellows
for when I really look at them
they are absolutely slim and debonair
and tall and elegant
and quite skilled
and so they probably have every right to be proud
and to occasionally lift the middle finger

now, really, can you blame them?

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Kesav Easwaran 08 October 2009

liked the poem...if you call yourself a poet you must be able to tell differently...and RA you RA a poet...thanks...10

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Joseph Poewhit 07 October 2009

It's great a person has all ten toes and fingers.

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