Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar Poems

No man could molest a woman
By day or night, indoor or outdoor,
Unless she is a party to it.
Men are given the cross to bear.
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One’s cleavage visible tempts men.
One’s legs exposed tempt men
One’s naval bare can tempt men.
But the bare, shapely arms excel them.
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She was in death bed with a heavy heart
Not that she would leave the worldly means
But that she could not be there to take care
Of his son, who is fifty and yet naïve.
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Food that is raw,
Bed that is straws,
Song that is coarse
And the woman dull,
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A coach is not a match to his players.
Stamina matters.
A teacher cannot match his students;
Memory matters.
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Woman’s wish is love be with secrecy.
Man’s wish is it be in high frequency.
His impatience should not embarrass her,
Which it would infallibly be, sure,
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She chose to marry me; it’s my credit.
Other contenders failed; it’s my merit.
She attracts men around; it’s my profit.
Will she be susceptible? I’m insecure.
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Who said that no one will want to die?
Fearing from shame, apprehending torture,
Suffering from contempt or acute pain,
People, young and old, are ending their lives.
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My predilection for her was total.
A friend of mine came in as a rival.
As a shock came their wedding announcement.
Could it be possible that my averment
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Solely optimists or solely pessimists
Are absent. An optimist in winter
And a pessimist in autumn one turns.
Optimists are youths and pessimist, the old.
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