Month: September 2020

The sixth sense of Man
reason makes and mars
his demeanour.

Mammals and reptiles
act on intuition,
impulsive they remain.

Comprehension teaches Man
to be good and kind, if
learnt in the right way,

Once his objective turns perverted
pandemonium surfaces
deceit, envy and greed outweigh.

Man aims beyond his reach
succeeds, loses his head
turns inhuman,

as is seen widely among
powerful and wealthy.
Many leaders go crazy

behave insane, act devilish
rule like a maniac, purport
racial distinction.

Animals remain close to nature,
never try to overreach, show
no malice, remain stable.

They act on impulse,
do not succumb to
deceit and envy.

The juxtaposition
leaves a trail of entities
positive and negative.

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Of recent, I am worried,
haunted by thoughts
as what would happen?

if the cushion is left
uncovered, if the
lawn is not mowed.

I turn desperate,
deliberate and despair
of these ordinary ones

mostly in the nights,
I remain sleepless,
sit up and straighten often.

An hallucination, as it seems
acts with a fervour
making me a despondent.

Insignificant and immaterial
they cause a conflict in my mind,
endangering peace and happiness.

he talks of himself, says

his fight for his share
in inheritance is endless.

His brothers deny his rights
refuse to deliver.

He decries the custom
of his community,

where adopting a male is common
when the kartha has a daughter,

his mother- in- law being born
in such a family, he curses the system.

He bemoans, pines and fret
thinking of his lost wealth.