The wagging tongues, the gossip machines
The wombs of rumour, the lying spleens
An ode to your charms, inspired by your speech
Ah! What all unimagined is not within your reach!
As you toil hard to produce new chatter,
And spiritually disassociate mind from matter
What brilliant wit, what wry smile, makes your day
In somebody's absence, what tricks your whispers play!
Ah! You judges, you keepers of faith and morality
Ah! From mediocrity, you derivers of authority
Ah! You scorpions that carry venom in tail to sting
Ah! What torments your good-natured commments bring!
May you be trapped in your own complications
The underhanded meanness of your conversations
May your tongues be as twisted as your imagination
And may you suffer worse than your caused consternation!
May your venom feed on your own mortal soul
May your own life stray into sagas of incontrol
May your crap be the crop you need to feed on
And in the end, you be the only one to bleed on!
The wagging tongues, the gossip machines
May chaos permeate into your daily routines
May you live to regret all that was said and done
And for friends and foes, you never have anyone!
PS: It can be quite therapeutic, to shout out your anger in verse
Maybe the the poetry is bad, trust me wagging tongues are worse!
English and Hindi poetry & prose, published as well as unpublished, experimental writing. Book reviews, essays, translations, my views about the world and world literature, religion, politics economics and India. Formerly titled "random thoughts of a chaotic being" (2004-2013). A short intro to my work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQRBanekNAo
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Comments from dudseascrawls
huh?
By Fizo on Mon, 2005-06-13 14:53
Sharmaji!!! What ya talking about Sad
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Rocking...
By inspiredbylife on Mon, 2005-06-13 05:44
well, you can headbang too! Laughing out loud Cool, super cool!
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venom inc!
By Vivek on Sat, 2005-06-11 15:04
lollz at some “good natured comments” here:)
when I wrote it, I wrote it thinking in the tone of a woman shouting at other woman saying stuff like Big Grin Smiling
tere muh mein keeday paday
teri zubaan zal jaaaye
tujhe koi sukh naseeb na ho…. blah blah!
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Neelkanth!!!
By Jiva on Sat, 2005-06-11 14:19
And what happens when the venom gets stuck in the throat?
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Dude, the song rocks by pradz (not verified)
ano said it for me...
By bleu on Sat, 2005-06-11 06:24
total style. kick ass. very dark … like the chocolate Sticking out tongue take it easy buddy.
only remember thiruvalluvar on how to control the tongue. man was that guy a genius or what?
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Vivs…this is not at all
By chay on Sat, 2005-06-11 05:14
Vivs…this is not at all the viv’s I know… Sad
Wow u were mad alright when u wrote this. But it also sounds sorta kinda cute…i could imagine you hopping around, reciting this poem and gesticulating angrily….oh boy!! its so not like you… Sticking out tongue
hope u realise that I was complimenting you….
now forget the tone….the poem itself - superb!! I’d like to borrow it the next time i get ground up in a rumour mill. Big Grin come to think of it, it will make a fantabulous rap song…
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hilarious
By buck on Fri, 2005-06-10 21:29
poetry dude…u should call this a song not a poem…sounds easier to sing than to read… Sticking out tongue
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eeeks!
By Funnycide on Fri, 2005-06-10 17:11
after reading all this I fear to even open my mouth to talk!! btw, whats with the line Ah! What torments your good-natured commments bring! whats wrong with good natured comments??
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phew!
By ano on Fri, 2005-06-10 12:12
that was some vitriol being spewed, but with such style! Big Grin
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