It's My Life Poem by Raj Arumugam

They're here on planet earth to live their lives
to discover their real selves, to give expression
to their true needs. So mother buys the best perfumes
and crowns herself with sundry styles at various hairdressers;
and the daughter learns about mascara and facials
and she discovers a new restaurant on each voyage.
They're here to be themselves.
Discover Your Self
is the buzz phrase.
Or
Discover the Real You.
The son has a sports car and revs his engine
so he drives down the lane and his head rests
on his sleek handphone.
A chip off the old block
which is itself still inchoate and incoherent.
They've got slogans like
It's my life; Life's for living.
Live your life. Find fulfilment. Satisfaction.
Enjoy! It's an anthill here on planet earth
with so many beings running in all directions
discovering their true selves
and finding true bliss.




(from The Migrant - notes of a newcomer (February 1997- July 1998))