Something I Look At-76 Poem by Smrui Ranjan Mohanty

SOMETHING I LOOK AT-76
BY-SMRUTI RANJAN MOHANTY

Let me flatter

The art of flattery
if at all i am to master
let me master it to flatter
my conscience to rule over the mind
love over hatred and jealousy
modesty over ego and vanity
reason over idiocy and irrationality

Let me flatter
the inner me to remain away from all that is inimical to man and his development, respect individual dignity and
work for equality and fair play of justice

Let me flatter the man within
to get over the beast
to find the real i
to be in complete harmony
with the inner me
and the world surrounding

To get the best out of me
let me flatter and tame
the wild and irrational 'I'
to remain within limits and
allow the man in me to shine and flourish,
live and let live

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