Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar Poems

With his charisma, he got women ‘n bed.
He had many actresses as his mistress.
His sexual prowess was well known to all.
Without a child, he ended as sterile.
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The police must appear in uniform.
The juries should present themselves in robes.
The dancers must perform in their costume.
One must wear the dress assigned for the roles.
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‘Sir, you wash your clothes yourselves? '
‘Yes, do you wash the clothes of others? '
‘Sir, do you hurt yourselves? '
‘Yes, do you want to help me? '
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She was my grandmother, now dead;
We held her death anniversary
Every year till my mother was dead,
Whose one is being held since then.
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To pluck or to beg are the two options,
Either of which man uses to meet his needs.
He pleases or forces to get his things.
No man can live harmless in a true sense.
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Shout for shout, cane for cane,
Whip for whip and sword for sword
I take to contest you.
Foes decide my weapon
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Fight or flight is the signal you will get
From your sympathetic nervous system
When you are helpless and at your wit's end.
If you feel either of these will worsen
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The earth bears who dig it.
The water gulps the dirt all made.
The air sucks what is emitted.
The fire guts what is thrown at it..
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Carrying water in a cane basket
Might be a wasteful exercise employed.
The basket is cleaned though water is lost.
The prayer calms you with results lost though.
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To release is a pleasure;
Be it love or anger.
Pleasure lies in emission
Like in ejaculation.
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