To Fall From Grace, Kerala Poem by Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar

Kerala stands for matrilineal society.
It's got a high rate of education;
It's known for a high female literacy.
It boasts for a progressive feminism.

Kerala sees more crimes against women
Than before and than the national average.
Modesty is outraged in all formats.
Violence in sex once rare is now rampant.

A sure sign of a liberal society
Is how its women are safe on the streets.
Working women feel unsafe to commute.
Kerala is losing its characters.

Elephants are trespassing villages.
Leopards are targeting villagers.
Virile bulls are stalking docile deer.
Kerala! Must you fall from grace? Ponder!
06.05.2016