Take Care Of Oneself.. Poem by Veeraiyah Subbulakshmi

Someone who has ignored the blistering,
On your hands might have ignored the scalding,
Of your palpitating sunken heart: wielding,
The pleading is the waste, arise from judging.

Care yourself before you care others,
For the bliss or the hurt you may receive,
Care yourself first as you have to stand high,
Never slouch and shed tears in front of the naïve.

Disorders and diseases are the few,
Can or can't be controlled with medical dues,
Depression and the stress are the lot; fuming mines,
Drowned are these bodies in the steaming hot spring.