Below a beggar

Don’t stand begging for things
Like of which you have got.
Don’t stand begging for things
Like of which you yourself could earn.
Don’t stand begging for things
Like of which you can live without.
Should you lower yourself
Below a beggar before a giver?
11.07.2007

poem by Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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