The Piglet Squid Poem by Raj Arumugam

have you seen a piglet squid?
neither have I;
it’s so rare
I couldn’t even get you a picture
but, to state the obvious,
it’s a squid
and it’s round like a fat pig
and if you see it there
100 meters below in the ocean
you’d think its tentacles look like hair
and its skin patterns like a smile –
and some of you might even think it’s
the Pig God


now, don’t you laugh
at the naïve who think God is a pig
and think the piglet squid
is a sign from their Pig God
no, no – you, dearest very intelligent specimen of creation,
don’t you laugh at your naïve compatriots;
for maybe the next time you think
a stump of tree is Mother Mary with Baby
or you think the clouds form the face of Jesus
or you think the bricks on the wall
form the pattern of Ganesha
or the snow forms Siva
or the ice forms Kuan Yin or the Buddha
just you remember
the Pig God
and the grinning piglet squid