Sonnet: Rivalry
Rivalry exists in some professions;
’Tis also found in the animal world;
Sometimes, it occurs in a few sessions,
Among nations, leading to a war cold.
The King cobra devours the python huge,
When a fit of ravenous hunger strikes;
Whenev’r jealousy in hearts takes refuge,
Rivalry stems from the many dislikes,
Friends become rivals in getting first place,
And become foes and seal each other’s fate;
Chivalry is rivalry’s healthy face;
Rivalry leads to no development state.
Rivalry has no place in any life;
Chivalry is good especially in strife.
poem by John Celes
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To Have The Other End
Without comparison,
We cannot evoke satisfaction.
Without jealousy,
We cannot see rivalry
Without rivalry,
We cannot ensure victory.
Without woman folk,
We cannot install chivalry.
poem by Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar
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Don't Get Close
Somebody give me some light
And I punch it into the heart
Somebody show me the end
And I try to push to start
Not trying to figure out
A better way, a better answer
But I keep finding all the problems
I've been looking after
You can't wander through the world
With nothing but a smile
I'll take your tongue for words
And use it to instill denial
Don't get close!
You don't know me and you'll never know
Chivalry!
Will get you somewhere
Rivalry!
Will take you there
Don't get close!
You don't know me and you'll never know
Chivalry!
Will get you somewhere
Rivalry!
Will take you there
Maybe I should look away
Before I ruin this
Maybe I should pick the time
Before I pick the place
Love into war the things that emulate then penalize
But I don't want to go until you want to finalize
Don't get close!
You don't know me and you'll never know!
Chivalry!
Will get you somewhere
Rivalry!
Will take you there
Don't get close!
You don't know me and you'll never know
Chivalry!
Will get you somewhere
Rivalry!
You abstained the part
My vision's all but shot
I have the best confession
Always go for all the lessons
Equations anti-news
Stay out and be a deuce
I didn't want to be
The undeniable so loose so free
Don't get close!
Don't get close!
Don't get close!
Don't get close!
Don't get close! [Better stay away!]
Don't get close! [Better stay away!]
Don't get close! [Better stay away!]
Don't get close! [Better stay away!]
I see what's in all the conflicts
Constrict just to fit in, squeeze in,
I can insist, closed fist
Remember?!
Remember?!
You take the breath of life
It never made much sense
I have the worst possession
What I won't put soul in session
Old man and be abused
Because this is so confused
I only want to be
Left alone and rot away
Don't get close!
Don't get close!
Don't get close!
Don't get close!
Don't get close! [Better stay away!]
Don't get close! [Better stay away!]
Don't get close! [Better stay away!]
song performed by by Slipknot
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The pressure people put on themselves and the rivalry between the teams is much more marked. And I think that's a good thing. As long as that rivalry remains within the spirit of competition, it con only spur everyone on.
quote by Eric Cantona
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Identity and rivalry
Identity and Rivalry
Are two demons that work in you.
You toil more than you have to.
You spend more than you need to.
Thus the demon, Identity, is kept.
You fight and exhaust redundantly.
You revenge and incur wrath.
Thus the demon, Rivalry, is kept.
Sacrifices you make go waste.
Edifices you make turn void.
It is your end when wisdom comes.
13.02.2010
poem by Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar
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The girl's drama
A girl would find it delightful
To have two boys in love with her
And create rivalry in them
To get most chivalry from them.
She'd really settle with the one
Who'd not be either of the two.
Which child ever walked without a fall?
Which lad ever loved without a loss?
20.06.2012
poem by Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar
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Expendable Youth
Gun down cold on a raw deal
Home turf my battlefield
In no one's way caught in a crossfire
Stray bullets can kill
Expendable youths
Fighting for possession
Having control the principle obsession
Rivalry and retribution
Death the only solution
Inured soul lies on the ground
Head blown off face down
Lying in a pool of blood
An accidental death homicide
Expendable youths
Fighting for possession
Having control the principle obsession
Rivalry and retribution
Death the only solution
Struggling to survive
The drug induced warfare
To have control and principle obsession
Expendable youth fighting for possession
Violence is only a friend
Expendable youths
Fighting for possession
Having control the principle obsession
Rivalry and retribution
Death the only solution
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Relativity and rivalry
Merit exists in relativity.
Urge to grow exists in rivalry.
Both are bad in their resultant effects.
Residues are prejudice and enmities.
22.04.2010
poem by Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar
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Safe From Rivalry
From depths I rose and chose to shine,
Because you made it so!
And...
From dawn 'til midnight,
I'm glad you've entered my life.
With emotions,
Released from traps that teased.
You keep a side of me...
Doubt free!
That side of me that feels,
Safe from rivalry.
That side of me only,
You were meant to see.
From dawn 'til midnight,
I'm glad you've entered my life.
With emotions,
Released from traps that teased.
You keep a side of me...
Doubt free!
That side of me that feels,
Safe from rivalry.
And I am glad it's you,
That means so much to me!
From depths I rose and chose to shine,
Because you made it so!
You keep a side of me...
Doubt free!
That side of me that feels,
Safe from rivalry.
poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar
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There is a healthy fraternal rivalry, but nothing serious and we both have been looking for a project to do together. I guess he may direct me in a project some day.
quote by Mackenzie Astin
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As far as I'm concerned I've never had a problem with anybody, no rivalry.
We're all just playing our own game. I don't see it as a rivalry. We're just trying to play our best.
quote by Michelle Wie
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The rivalry is with ourself. I try to be better than is possible. I fight against myself, not against the other.
quote by Luciano Pavarotti
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I had this odd sibling rivalry with America.
quote by Patti Davis
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There is no overt rivalry among our children.
quote by Martin Milner
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Evils are a part.
Two are enough for life’s birth.
Three are enough for politics’ birth.
Two are enough for rivalry to form.
Three are enough for jealousy to form.
All are inevitable in multitudes.
03.06.2006
poem by Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar
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There are two powers in the world; one is the sword and the other is the pen. There is a great competition and rivalry between the two. There is a third power stronger than both, that of the women.
quote by Muhammad Ali Jinnah
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whether believers or not
we are all God’s children
there’s no reason for rivalry
quote by by John Celes
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It's a shame anyone had to lose that. What a great rivalry.