Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar Poems

Staunch faith in God
Makes one mistake medicine for magic.
Shallow faith in God
Makes one mistake magic for medicine.
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Everything looks like a nail
When man gets a hammer.
Everything looks like a log
When man gets an axe.
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So long as the low race feels stigmatized
No racial parity by law gives relief.
So long as housewives feel stigmatized
No woman empowerment gives relief.
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You can do anything
Though not everything.
You can please anyone
Though not everyone.
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When I grieved, you were with me.
When I was ill, you were with me.
When I was sad, you were with me.
Does it mean there is a problem
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Why so much fuss for a roll in the hay,
As long as one is committed and
Emotionally attached to one’s spouse?
With such credos, philanderers come up
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Monogamy is an overrated virtue
And polygamy is an overrated vice.
Non-monogamy is the natural way.
Feeling insecure will enter the way.
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A story is of imagination,
Woven with events.
A history is of events,
Woven with stories.
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Every woman is in agitation
When she faces men she detests
And when she seeks attentions
Of men she desires for the end.
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Praises are genuine when given,
With no intent for any return.
I love her and my love is genuine
As I continue though ignored.
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