No Escape From Instincts Poem by Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar

No Escape From Instincts



I pay debts, not as much as I could
But as much as I preferred.
I am honest, not as much as I should
But as much as it suited.
I am chaste, not as much as I desire
But as much as I fear.
I speak truth, not as much as I ought to
But as much as I dare.
No moral teachings will save me
From my instinctual acts.
27.06.2008

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Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar

Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar

Aravayal, karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, South India
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